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Escape to Burma (1955)

Escape to Burma poster
Directed by
Allan Dwan
Genre
drama film, adventure film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 27m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 10 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man on the run from the law hides out on a tea plantation in Burma. He gets involved with the plantation owner and faces danger from both the authorities and local unrest.

adventurousromanticsuspensefuloutdoorsyexoticmid-tempovisually colorfuldramatic

What happens

Escape to Burma is a 1955 American Technicolor adventure film directed by Allan Dwan starring Barbara Stanwyck, Robert Ryan and David Farrar. The film was based on the short story "Bow Tamely to Me" by Kenneth Perkins, originally published in the October 31, 1936 issue of Collier's (reprinted in the June 1938 issue of Pearson's Magazine). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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