| The Escape | |
|---|---|
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Griffith.jpg) Still of D. W. Griffith directing is variously attributed to both The Avenging Conscience or this film. | |
| Directed by | D. W. Griffith |
| Written by | D. W. Griffith (uncredited) |
| Screenplay by | Paul Armstrong |
| Based on | The Escape by Paul Armstrong |
| Starring | Donald Crisp Edna Foster |
| Cinematography | G. W. Bitzer |
| Edited by | Rose Smith James Smith (uncredited) |
| Distributed by | Mutual Film |
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Running time | 7 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent with English intertitles |
The Escape is a 1914 American silent drama film written and directed by D. W. Griffith and starred Donald Crisp. The film is based on the play of the same name by Paul Armstrong who also wrote the screenplay. It is now considered lost.[1] The master negative of the production was destroyed in the disastrous 1914 Lubin vault fire in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
- ^ "Silent Era: The Escape". silentera. Retrieved June 21, 2008.