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Escape from New York

Escape from New York

1981 · Movie · 99 min · ★ 7.0

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Plot, cast, and details

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.

Rated RDirector: John CarpenterActionThrillerScience Fiction
  • Kurt RussellSnake Plissken
  • Lee Van CleefPolice Commissioner Bob Hauk
  • Ernest BorgnineCabbie
  • Donald PleasencePresident of the United States
  • Isaac HayesThe Duke of New York
  • Season HubleyGirl in Chock Full O'Nuts
  • Harry Dean StantonHarold 'Brain' Helman
  • Adrienne BarbeauMaggie

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