The Last Escape (1970 film)
The Last Escape also known as O.S.S. is a 1970 American/German international co-production war film directed by Walter Grauman and starring Stuart Whitman, John Collin and Martin Jarvis.[1] It was filmed by Oakmont Productions for Mirisch Productions near Munich in 1968 but not released until 1970.[2]
| The Last Escape | |
|---|---|
Original film poster | |
| Directed by | Walter Grauman |
| Produced by | Irving Temaner John C. Champion |
| Written by | John C. Champion Hermann Hoffman |
| Starring | Stuart Whitman |
| Cinematography | Gernot Roll |
Production company | Oakmont Productions |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
Release date | May 1970 |
Running time | 90 min. |
| Country | United States/West Germany |
| Language | English |
Plot
During the Second World War, Captain Lee Mitchell (Stuart Whitman) and a group of British commandos attempt to locate and kidnap the leading German rocket scientist Dr. Von Heinken (Pinkas Braun). Along the way they are chased by SS and Soviet forces who were also after him.[3]
Cast
- Stuart Whitman – Capt. Lee Mitchell
- John Collin – Sgt. Henry McBee
- Martin Jarvis – Lt. Donald Wilcox
- Pinkas Braun – Von Heinken
- Günther Neutze – Maj. Hessel
- Margit Saad – Karen Gerhardt
- Patrick Jordan – Maj. Griggs
- Johnny Briggs – Cpl. O'Connell
- Harald Dietl – Maj. Petrov
- Gerd Vespermann – Blucher
- Andy Pap – Curt
- Andrew Lodge – Gregory
- David Albert Taylor – Morse
- Richard Abbott – Billings
- Paul Bentley – Jarvis
Novelization
A paperback novelization of the screenplay was written by the ubiquitous and popular pulpsmith, Michael Avallone, under the publisher's "house" (shared) pseudonym, "Max Walker." (Contrary to any other assertion, this is the only time Avallone's work was published under the Walker by-line.) The publisher was Popular Library and the cover price was 60¢.