None Shall Escape

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At a war crimes trial following the end of World War II, the life and misdeeds of Nazi Wilhelm Grimm (Alexander Knox) are recounted. Following World War I, he returns to his native village, embittered by Germany's defeat. He alienates his fiancée, Marja (Marsha Hunt), through his contemptible behavior toward the locals and rapes a schoolgirl. At the trial, Grimm's brother Karl (Erik Rolf) remembers how Wilhelm came to Germany to join the Nazi party and then sent him to a concentration camp.

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Robert Daniels

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Riveting, even if the construction is obvious

Aug 24, 2024

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Fred Camper

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...sensitive and prescient...

Jun 15, 2022

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Elena de la Torre

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Emotional and interesting. [Full review in Spanish]

Sep 13, 2019

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Dennis Schwartz

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Prophetic, dark, psychological war drama, set in Poland.

Rated: B+

Jan 1, 2015

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Emanuel Levy

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Rated: B

Feb 8, 2013

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Steve D

Extremely well done especially by Knox but BOY is it bleak.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/25/24

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Audience Member

Fantastic film from Andre De Toth about the appeals of Nazism. It has a wonderful pace and aggressive visuals.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/26/23

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Marja Pacierkowski

Alexander Knox

Wilhelm Grimm

Henry Travers

Father Warecki

Erik Rolf

Karl Grimm

Richard Crane

Willie Grimm as a Man

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Synopsis

At a war crimes trial following the end of World War II, the life and misdeeds of Nazi Wilhelm Grimm (Alexander Knox) are recounted. Following World War I, he returns to his native village, embittered by Germany's defeat. He alienates his fiancée, Marja (Marsha Hunt), through his contemptible behavior toward the locals and rapes a schoolgirl. At the trial, Grimm's brother Karl (Erik Rolf) remembers how Wilhelm came to Germany to join the Nazi party and then sent him to a concentration camp.

Director: Andre de Toth
Producer: Samuel Bischoff
Screenwriter: Lester Cole
Distributor: Columbia Pictures
Production Co: Columbia Pictures Corporation
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 3, 1944, Original
Runtime: 1h 25m