
North by Northwest(1959)
Advertising man Roger Thornhill is mistaken for a spy, triggering a deadly cross-country chase.


“A searing story of sudden love . . . and sudden death . . . in the hot green hell of the Burma jungle.”
A fugitive in British Burma hides on a tea plantation, thanks to a mutual attraction with owner Gwen Moore.

Barbara Stanwyck
Gwen Moore

Robert Ryan
Jim Brecan

David Farrar
The Sawbwa

Murvyn Vye
Makesh

Lisa Montell
Andora

Robert Warwick
The Sawbwa

Reginald Denny
Commissioner

Robert Cabal
Kumat

Peter Coe
Captain of the guard
Alex Montoya
Dacoit
Escape to Burma is a adventure film released in 1955 exploring themes of burma, fugitive. Directed by Allan Dwan, it stars Barbara Stanwyck, Robert Ryan, David Farrar. A fugitive in British Burma hides on a tea plantation, thanks to a mutual attraction with owner Gwen Moore.
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