A Famous Escape
A Famous Escape
1908, English. Directed by Wallace McCutcheon Sr..
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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- 0h 12m
- Post-credits
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- English
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- 7 April 1908
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A Famous Escape runs 12 minutes (0h 12m).
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A Famous Escape isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 7 April 1908. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed A Famous Escape?
A Famous Escape (1908) was directed by Wallace McCutcheon Sr. and stars Harry Solter, D.W. Griffith, Anthony O'Sullivan.