THEME EXPLORATION

escaped convict

8 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
A Beast At Bay
A Beast At Bay
1912 · D.W. Griffith
Era notte a Roma
Era notte a Roma
1960 · Roberto Rossellini
Highway Pick-Up
Highway Pick-Up
1963 · Julien Duvivier
Robert C Cumbow, Order in the Universe: The Films of John Carpenter , Second Edition, The Scarecrow Press
Robert C Cumbow, Order in the Universe: The Films of John Carpenter , Second Edition, The Scarecrow Press
2000 · John Carpenter
The Desperate Hours
The Desperate Hours
1955 · William Wyler
Great Expectations
Great Expectations
1998 · Alfonso Cuarón
Madness
Madness
1980 · Fernando Di Leo
One Piece "3D2Y": Overcome Ace's Death! Luffy's Vow to his Friends
One Piece "3D2Y": Overcome Ace's Death! Luffy's Vow to his Friends
2014 · Naoyuki Ito
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Lean United Kingdom

Created the epic prison escape classic 'The Bridge on the River Kwai', defining the genre with grand-scale tension and moral complexity.

 Frank Borzage United States

Pioneered the escaped convict theme with humanistic empathy in silent and early sound films, focusing on redemption and human connection.