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- 💥Action🗺Adventure🚀Sci-Fi
Release
1981-05-23
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Original language
English
Runtime
1 hour 39 minutes
IMDb
imdb.com/title/tt0082340/
Homepage
theofficialjohncarpenter.com/escape-from-new-york/
Cast
- Kurt RussellSnake Plissken
- Lee Van CleefPolice Commissioner Bob Hauk
- Ernest BorgnineCabbie
Overview
In a world ravaged by crime, the entire island of Manhattan has been converted into a walled prison where brutal prisoners roam. After the US president crash-lands inside, war hero Snake Plissken has 24 hours to bring him back.
