Escape from Germany

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Escape from Germany

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Released Apr 11

1h 37m

History

Drama

War

Faith & Spirituality

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"Escape from Germany" is the true recounting of a miraculous yet unsung WWII event, releasing in theaters April, 2024. Hitler's army was rapidly closing borders in August of 1939 while eighty-five American missionaries were serving their church inside Germany. As the German military preparations escalated, word came to speedily move those LDS missionaries to safety in adjacent countries. Taken from the personal diaries of those missionaries, this riveting story is a testimony that God truly leads and protects His servants, opens doors, and provides timely inspiration. The harrowing escape of these missionaries from Nazi Germany as World War II started is one of the most remarkable but little-known events in the history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

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Christie Cronan

Common Sense Media

While Escape from Germany could easily be labeled as propaganda for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, with its heavy-handed faith-based dialogue and missionary characters, it's also a WWII film without brutal war violence.

May 28, 2024

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Sean P. Means

The Movie Cricket

Christensen’s habit of turning every plot turn into a Sunday school lesson is on display here — with every twist of fate or fortunate coincidence taken as a sign of God’s hand. Miracles are good for sermons, but they make for unsubtle screenwriting.

Rated: 2.5/4

May 20, 2024

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Joseph A

The movie was spellbinding and inspiriting.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/02/24

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BJ

We LOVED this movie! It was very well done. Wed see it again!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/22/24

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Sherry

It is a true story, well played. Drama, some humor, history

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/13/24

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William H

A wonderful moving movie about courage and what doing is right. Definitely a movie for the whole family.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/09/24

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Richard

Tremendous portrayal of how God inspires his saints to accomplish His work.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/08/24

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Julia Rodgers

Liked: Everything. Strong story, well acted. The music added to the events and emotions. Some stunning videography (Silhouette of Elders in front of the steam of the train as it pulls away after they were kicked off). The best part is it is a true story. I appreciated the photos and names of the actual missionaries being displayed at the end. Thank you for such a great film.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/08/24

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T.C. Christensen

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Paul Wuthrich

Elder Seibold

David McConnell

President Wood

Landon Henneman

Elder Barnes

Whitney Palmer

Evelyn Wood

Henning Fischer

Gestapo

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"Escape from Germany" is the true recounting of a miraculous yet unsung WWII event, releasing in theaters April, 2024. Hitler's army was rapidly closing borders in August of 1939 while eighty-five American missionaries were serving their church inside Germany. As the German military preparations escalated, word came to speedily move those LDS missionaries to safety in adjacent countries. Taken from the personal diaries of those missionaries, this riveting story is a testimony that God truly leads and protects His servants, opens doors, and provides timely inspiration. The harrowing escape of these missionaries from Nazi Germany as World War II started is one of the most remarkable but little-known events in the history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Director: T.C. Christensen
Producer: T.C. Christensen, Eric S Johnston
Screenwriter: T.C. Christensen
Distributor: Susan Tuckett Media
Production Co: Remember Films
Rating: PG (Brief Violence|Thematic Material)
Genre: History, Drama, War, Faith & Spirituality
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 11, 2024, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 2, 2024
Runtime: 1h 37m

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