Escape from New York

★7.0·00·1981·1h 39m
Action·Science Fiction·Thriller

In a world ravaged by crime, the entire island of Manhattan has been converted into a walled prison where brutal prisoners roam free. After the US president crash-lands inside, war hero Snake Plissken has 24 hours to bring him back.

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Kurt Russell
Kurt Russell Snake Plissken
Lee Van Cleef
Lee Van Cleef Police Commissioner Bob Hauk
Ernest Borgnine
Ernest Borgnine Cabbie
Donald Pleasence
Donald Pleasence President of the United States
Isaac Hayes
Isaac Hayes The Duke of New York
Season Hubley
Season Hubley Girl in Chock Full O'Nuts
Harry Dean Stanton
Harry Dean Stanton Harold 'Brain' Helman
Adrienne Barbeau
Adrienne Barbeau Maggie
Tom Atkins
Tom Atkins Rehme
Charles Cyphers
Charles Cyphers Secretary of State

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1997. New York City is a walled, maximum security prison. Breaking out is impossible. Breaking in is insane.

★7.0· 1981· 1h 39m· Action, Science Fiction, Thriller

In a world ravaged by crime, the entire island of Manhattan has been converted into a walled prison where brutal prisoners roam free. After the US president crash-lands inside, war hero Snake Plissken has 24 hours to bring him back.

Release date23 May 1981
DirectorJohn Carpenter
LanguageEN
StatusReleased

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