The career of a German officer shown as flashbacks from his trial as a war criminal.The career of a German officer shown as flashbacks from his trial as a war criminal.The career of a German officer shown as flashbacks from his trial as a war criminal.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 1 nomination total
Fred Aldrich
- Man at Ceremony
- (uncredited)
Felix Basch
- Nazi Official
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaDirector De Toth was doing only his second feature for Columbia with "None Shall Escape" and the studio wanted him to use Paul Lukas, who had recently enjoyed a great success in a similar role with "Watch on the Rhine." De Toth wanted a lesser-known star and campaigned for Alexander Knox, whom he had seen on Broadway in Chekhov's "Three Sisters." When Knox was hired and was told who was directing, he objected that De Toth was unknown and insisted on Lewis Milestone. Harry Cohn reportedly berated Knox for his selfishness and ingratitude. According to De Toth, he and Knox ended up as friends, and worked together on subsequent films.
- GoofsWilhelm Grimm initially appears in the uniform of the SS and then later appears in a Wehrmacht uniform. This is unlikely. It was more likely to be the other way around towards the end of the war when SS soldiers tried to hide their SS involvement by disguising themselves as ordinary solders.
- Quotes
Wilhelm Grimm: I love you Marja- you're the only human being in the world that I love. The others I hate, all of them. Not only these village clowns who babble idiotically in the market square, but the German people too. They lost the war, not our army.
- Crazy creditsOpening credits prologue: The time of this story is the future.
The war is over.
As we promised, the criminals of this war have been taken back to the scenes of their crimes for trial.
In fact, as our leaders promised--
NONE SHALL ESCAPE
- Alternate versionsThere is an Italian edition of this film on DVD, distributed by DNA srl, "IL PROCESSO DI NORIMBERGA (1946) + NESSUNO SFUGGIRÀ (1944)" (2 Films on a single DVD), re-edited with the contribution of film historian Riccardo Cusin. This version is also available for streaming on some platforms.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Red Hollywood (1996)
Featured review
Judgment at Nuremburg was a very successful film of the early 1960s which brought the atrocities of the Nazis into clearer focus for millions. It won an Oscar for Maxmillan Schell, who did a very good job in the film. However, that film was executed with grand intellectual examination; a great deal of emotional dialogue, and a few illustrations of the hideous actions of the Third Reich. This film, None Shall Escape, is also fueled by a great performance by Alexander Knox as Grimm, but avoids the intellectualism of Judgment at Nuremburg. Instead, it focuses on the personal and visceral actions of those involved in the Polish occupation. Made some 20 years before the Schell film, and though a bit dated, it captures the visceral aspect of the inhumanity of the Nazis better than its successor. A highly underrated film.
- arthur_tafero
- Jan 21, 2022
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- After the Night
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- Runtime1 hour 25 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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