Original title:
Escape from New York
[en]
Escape from New York
[en]
1997. New York City is a walled, maximum security prison. Breaking out is impossible. Breaking in is insane.
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.
Genre
Action, Science Fiction
Country
United Kingdom 
United States
United States
Budget
$6 000 000
Revenue
$50 244 700
Duration
1 hour 39 minutes
Release status
Released
Actors
Snake Plissken
Kurt Russell
Police Commissioner Bob Hauk
Lee Van Cleef
Cabbie
Ernest Borgnine
President of the United States
Donald Pleasence
The Duke of New York
Isaac Hayes
Girl in Chock Full O'Nuts
Season Hubley
Harold 'Brain' Helman
Harry Dean Stanton
Maggie
Adrienne Barbeau
Rehme
Tom Atkins
Secretary of State
Charles Cyphers
Movie collection «Escape From ... Collection»
A John Carpenter action film series following the main protagonist Snake Plissken, a former Special Forces operative turned criminal who is called upon to breach dangerous environments for search-and-rescue missions of the utmost priority.
Total movies in the collection 2
Escape from New York
Escape from New York
Action, Science Fiction [1981]