Is this the film where the country is presumed to be Germany but it's not named and the bad guys are presumably Nazis but likewise are not directly named? Or am I thinking of another one. The character name of Emmy Ritter is what I recall and what brought me here so this must be it but maybe I'm mis-remembering other details.
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you are right. escape is the movie. this should be released on dvd.
shareYes, it is.
I caught this gem last night and it's really good. The suspense and tension were constant throughout. Norma Shearer and Robert Taylor were excellent (and I loved the ending). I'm glad I saw Escape.
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The "political police" as they are called in the film, clearly wear swastikas, though. Unlike "The Three Comrades" in which the Nazis are not called by name on purpose, audiences of 1940 would undeniably understand who the police were.
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I caught this film last night, too, and loved it. Didn't realize they never said the country or the Nazis by name, though. I remember someone saying Bavaria, but that's not a particular country, just a region, right? That's why I like looking these old gems up on this site, you get so much info you'll never find anywhere else. Thanks, fellow film enthusiasts!!
I also have to check if I've remembered who some of the cast are and where I've seen them before. Like the guy that helps get her casket out of the camp, wasn't he in The Shop around the Corner??
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I'm watching this movie now and on the train, the police saluted "Heil, Hitler!"
shareI was going to say the same thing, "Heil Hitler" is clearly said on the train, and the swastikas clearly displayed on the sleeves.
shareAnd Robert Taylor says, "I've had it up to HERE!!!!" whilst giving an incredibly sarcastic Heil salute to Conrad Veidt (who had just bumped into him).
Great little flick. The ending was sudden and brief. It could have been a bit longer.
The beginning of the film states that the camp is near the Bavarian Alps, which I assume would make it Germany (I believe that "Bavaria" is entirely within Germany?)
shareYou are right. Bavaria is one of the separate Germanic Kingdoms that first became a Federation and later in 1871 formed the German Empire. The other parts of Germany regard Bavarians as some sort of hillbillies, and Bavarians consider Prussians to be obsessive in following orders.
shareI was stationed in Germany. I never got the impression that "Germany regard Bavarians as some sort of hillbillies." They DO regard them as a more laid-back and casual German. They are also considered master machine makers. Volkswagen and BMW both got their start in Bavaria. The best beers also come from Bavaria.
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