Escape from New York
In the future, crime is out of control and New York City's Manhattan is a maximum security prison. Grabbing a bargaining chip right out of the air, convicts bring down the President's plane in bad old Gotham. Gruff Snake Plissken, a one-eyed lone warrior new to prison life, is coerced into bringing the President, and his cargo, out of this land of undesirables.
- Director
- John Carpenter
- Release
- Jul 10, 1981
- Country
- United Kingdom
Cast
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Escape from New York (1981) stars Kurt Russell, Lee Van Cleef, Ernest Borgnine, and is directed by John Carpenter.
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