Overview
Plot
In a crime-ravaged world, Manhattan is a walled prison. When the US president crash-lands inside, war hero Snake Plissken has 24 hours to bring him back.
- Directors
- John Carpenter
- Cast
- Kurt Russell, Lee Van Cleef, Ernest Borgnine, Donald Pleasence, Isaac Hayes, Season Hubley, Harry Dean Stanton, Adrienne Barbeau, Tom Atkins, Charles Cyphers, Frank Doubleday, John Strobel, George Buck Flower, John Cothran, Nancy Stephens, Steven Ford, John Carpenter, Jamie Lee Curtis, Nick Castle, Debra Hill
- Country
- United Kingdom, Germany, United States of America
- Genre
- Action, Thriller, Science Fiction
- Release date
- 1981-05-23
- Studios
- AVCO Embassy Pictures, Goldcrest Films International, International Film Investors, City Films, Taurus Film
Plot
Warning: spoilers
Escape from New York Plot and Cast
With crime overwhelming the country, the entire island of Manhattan has been turned into a walled prison where brutal inmates roam freely. After the US president crash-lands inside, war hero Snake Plissken is given just 24 hours to rescue him.
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