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Premiere: Escape to Mindanao

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

A season of new feature films starring George Maharis, Nehemiah Persoff, Willi Koopman, James Shigeta

The Philippines: World War II. Two American soldiers escape from a Japanese prison camp.
Destination: Mindanao.
Objective: Hand over to the Allied Forces a top secret coding device.
Problem: A long and perilous journey through enemy territory.

(Colour)

Contributors

Writer:
Harold Livingstone
From a story by:
Orville H. Hampton
Producer:
Jack Leewood
Director:
Don McDougall
Joe Walden:
George Maharis
Captain Kramer:
Nehemiah Persoff
Anne:
Willi Koopman
Lt Takahashi:
James Shigeta
Lt Parang:
Ronald Remy
Sokuri:
Vic Diaz
Captain Aquino:
Eddie Arenas
Zairin:
Gil de Leon
Source: Radio Times

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