Escape from Angola

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Escape from Angola
Directed by Leslie H. Martinson
Starring Stan Brock
Release date
  • December 1976 (1976-12)
Running time
110 min.
CountryUnited States/South Africa
LanguageEnglish

Escape from Angola is a 1976 adventure film directed by Leslie H. Martinson. It stars Stan Brock and Anne Collings [1] and was co-produced by Ivan Tors whose children act in the film with Ivan making a cameo appearance. According to the film all the animal catching scenes were filmed during actual conditions when the rare animals had to be rounded up and relocated in safer areas.

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Plot

In an unnamed African country the Mallory family devotes their life to animal conservation. A terrorist group called the GVN seek to destroy a dam providing power and chase out another animal conservationist. When their Land Rover is sabotaged the Mallory family goes their separate ways to safety.

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References

  1. "Escape from Angola (1976) - Leslie Martinson - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie".