Director
John Carpenter
Starring
Kurt Russell, Lee Van Cleef, Ernest Borgnine, Donald Pleasence
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Certificate
15
Run Time
99 mins
Release Year
1981
Country of Origin
UK, USA
Language
English
Director of Photography: Dean Cundey
Editor: Todd Ramsay
Produced by: Larry Franco, Debra Hill
Music: John Carpenter, Alan Howarth
Screenplay by: John Carpenter, Nick Castle
Production Designer: Joe Alves
Escape from New York
Part of the Retrospective: The Future Is History Strand
Featuring Kurt Russell in his most iconic role, eye-patch wearing super-thief of the future Snake Plissken, John Carpenter’s seminal Escape from New York finds Manhattan Island turned into a maximum-security prison, from which Plissken must attempt to rescue a very important hostage. With singer/songwriter Isaac Hayes as The Duke of New York, Harry Dean Stanton as Brain, Ernest Borgnine as Cabbie, and Donald Pleasence as the President of The United States of America, it’s an unforgettable mission.