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Escape to the Sun
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Wikipedia article
'Escape to the Sun' is a 1972 drama film written and directed by Menahem Golan and starring Laurence Harvey, Josephine Chaplin, John Ireland, Lila Kedrova and Jack Hawkins. The film was a co-production between Israel, France and West Germany.
Plot
A group of people wish to flee the Soviet Union to escape anti-semitism and political repression, but their activities soon attract the attention of the KGB secret police.
Cast
* Laurence Harvey Major Kirsalov
* Josephine Chaplin Nina Kaplan
* John Ireland Jacob Kaplan
* Lila Kedrova Sarah Kaplan
* Jack Hawkins Baburin
* Yehuda Barkan Yasha Bazarov
* Yehuda Efroni Romek
* Peter Capell Professor Abramowiz
Production
The film is based on a short story by author Uri Dan, and in turn based loosely on the events of the June 1970 DymshitsKuznetsov hijacking affair, in which a group of mostly Jews and two non-Jews unsuccessfully attempted to steal a Soviet airplane and fly it to freedom.
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