Escape to the Sun

Directed by	Menahem Golan
Produced by	Menahem Golan
Written by	Menahem Golan
Starring	Laurence Harvey Yehuda Barkan Josephine Chaplin Jack Hawkins
Music by	Dov Seltzer
Cinematography	David Gurfinkel
Edited by	Alfred Srp
Production company	Comacico Noah Films
Distributed by	Cinevision (U.S.)
Release dates	31 October 1972 (U.S.)
Running time	118 minutes

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. The film is based on a short story by author Uri Dan, and in turn based loosely on the events of the June 1970 "Leningrad hijack affair", in which a group of mostly Jews and two non-Jews unsuccessfully attempted to steal Soviet airplane and fly it to freedom.

Cast

• Laurence Harvey – Major Kirsalov
• Josephine Chaplin – Nina Kaplan
• John Ireland – Jacob Kaplan
• Sarah Kaplan – Lila Kedrova
• Jack Hawkins – Baburin
• Yehuda Barkan – Yasha Bazarov
• Yehuda Efroni – Romek
• Peter Capell – Professor Abramowiz