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Escapade: Directed by Philip Leacock. With John Mills, Yvonne Mitchell, Alastair Sim, Jeremy Spenser. This movie concerns a pacifist husband who is so involved in his causes he totally neglects his wife and two sons.
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- Philip Leacock
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- John Mills, Yvonne Mitchell, Alastair Sim
Brief Synopsis. A famous pacifist's sons steal an airplane to take a petition to the powers in Berlin.
- Philip Leacock
- John Mills
Escapade is a 1955 British comedy drama film directed by Philip Leacock and starring John Mills, Yvonne Mitchell and Alastair Sim. It was based on a long-running West End play of the same name by Roger MacDougall. The film was produced at the Nettlefold Studios in Walton-on-Thames in Surrey.
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Escapade (1955) The action in this charming (yes) Cold War comedy centers around the brilliant, extraordinary son of Mills - a son who is never seen, but who has become a school hero, then a national, and finally, an international hero! At turns moving and hilarious, this film is how a highly civilised people react to the dread of atomic war ...
Escapade has to be one of the most overused titles in movie history. This particular Escapade is a mild British comedy with something to say. John Mills plays a renowned pacifist author, whose sons Andrew Ray and Peter Asher are completely sympatico with their dad's views.
John Gilchrist Film Culture Escapade is a fantasy, a dream which, executed with style and strength, impressively conveys its simple but timely message. Mar 30, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews
- Comedy, Drama