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Escape to Nowhere: Directed by Robert Altman. With Rick Jason, Vic Morrow, Albert Paulsen, Joyce Vanderveen. Lt. Hanley is captured and forced by a Nazi general to help him and his daughter escape, after an attempt on Hitler's life.
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- Action, Drama, War
- Robert Altman
- 1962-11-20
- Rating: 1 Bayonet
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Written by Malvin Wald Directed by Robert Altman Produced by Robert Blees First aired 20-Dec-1962 (Episode 7 of Season 1)
After falling prisoner, a bewildered Hanley finds himself both the ally and the prisoner of Baron Friedrich von Strelitz, a Wehrmacht general who is flee Germany. With Hanley in German uniform, the General hopes to reach the Allied lines before the Gestapo catch up with him and arrest him for his participation in the failed plot to assisinate Hitle...
I really dislike plotlines that make me feel stupid. I know that scriptwriter Malvin Wald had an important point to make about war and the nature of patriotism. I know, because the dialogue repeatedly said so. I'm just not sure what the point was. I'm unsure why gun-toting children (including the adorable Bijou from the episode "The Little Jewel") ...
This episode is among the favorites of producer Robert Blees. He came up with the concept of the episode prior to the show going into production. He says, "They had this wonderful train station and when I toured the lot with our art director it was ramshackle and torn and ruined and all of the tarps had holes in them," says Blees. He said we're gon...
In the graveyard scene, the rain falls in front of Hanley and the General, not on them. They never get wet.Among the French children is actor Michel Petit, who plays Bijou in "The Little Jewel" and appeared earlier this season in "Missing in Action"Escape to Nowhere (TV Episode 1962) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Lt. Hanley is captured and forced by a Nazi general to help him and his daughter escape, after an attempt on Hitler's life. A German general calmly kills his chauffeur and forces Hanley to replace him.
