The Escape (1914)
- Directed by
- D. W. Griffith
- Genre
- drama film, silent film, exploitation film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 17m
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A woman struggles to break free from a suffocating marriage and the rigid social expectations of her time. Her journey toward independence leads to personal sacrifice and conflict with those around her.
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What happens
The Escape is a 1914 American silent drama film written and directed by D. W. Griffith and starred Donald Crisp. The film is based on the play of the same name by Paul Armstrong who also wrote the screenplay. It is now considered lost. The master negative of the production was destroyed in the disastrous 1914 Lubin vault fire in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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