''Brady's Escape'' () is a

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co-produced

war film War film is a film genre concerned with warfare, typically about navy, naval, air force, air, or army, land battles, with combat scenes central to the drama. It has been strongly associated with the 20th century. The fateful nature of battle s ...

, written and directed by

Pál Gábor Pál Gábor (2 November 1932 – 21 October 1987) was a Hungarian film director and screenwriter. He directed 20 films between 1962 and 1987. In 1979, he was a member of the jury at the 29th Berlin International Film Festival. His most fam ...

. It was released in 1983 under several different titles: ''Hosszú vágta'' (''Long Gallop'') in Hungary, ''Brady's Escape'' in the US (1984) and ''The Long Ride'' in all other English-speaking territories. It stars John Savage as an Air Force pilot shot down over German-controlled Hungary during

World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

, and Kelly Reno as a cowboy-idolizing teenager who teams up with him.

Home video

As of February 2020, the film has only been released internationally on

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under various titles and in the US on VHS, CED, and

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as ''Brady's Escape''.

References

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* 1983 films Hungarian war drama films Hungarian-language films Films directed by Pál Gábor {{Hungary-film-stub