Escape to the Sun (1972)
- Directed by
- Menahem Golan
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Israel, Germany, France
- Runtime
- 1h 58m
- Rated
- PG
- Rating
- 4.3 of 10 from 3 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A group of Jews in the Soviet Union tries to escape by hijacking a plane. The plan is risky and they face many obstacles.
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What happens
Escape to the Sun is a 1972 drama film written, produced, and directed by Menahem Golan and starring Laurence Harvey, Josephine Chaplin, John Ireland, Lila Kedrova and Jack Hawkins. The film was a co-production of Israel, France and West Germany. The screenplay was written by Menahem Golan and Yosef Gross, based on a short story by Uri Dan. The plot centers around a group of Jews attempting to hijack a plane to escape from a police state. The country's name is not mentioned in the film, but it is clear that it refers to the Soviet Union. The storyline is inspired by Operation Wedding, a documentary about the Dymshits–Kuznetsov hijacking affair, when a group of Jews, including refusal-to-emigrate individuals and human rights activists in the Soviet Union hijack an empty civilian plane on June 15, 1970. However, the resemblance between the two is minimal. The film was shot in West Berlin and Norway. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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