A Famous Escape Trailer

A Famous Escape Trailer (1908)

07 April 1908 Drama, Crime 12 mins

In Civil War days, a soldier is seen leaving his home to join the Union army. Later he and a group of soldiers are captured and imprisoned by the Confederates. In the Southern prison, whenever the guards' backs are turned, members of the group work at tunneling their way out. Ultimately they finish the tunnel and take fight. The Confederate forces pursue the fugitives and kill some of them, but others escape. At the end, the soldier from the film's opening returns to his home and family.

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Cast

Harry Solter

as Prison guard

D.W. Griffith

as Prisoner

Crew

Billy Bitzer

Billy Bitzer Cinematography

International Releases Dates

United States 07 April 1908

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