Escape from New York

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1981-07-10

Languages:

English

Countries:

UK, USA

Runtime:

99 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.2 (82303 Reviews)

Director:

John Carpenter

Genres:

Action Sci-Fi

Cast:

Kurt Russell Lee Van Cleef Ernest Borgnine Donald Pleasence

Writer:

John Carpenter

Nick Castle

Fullplot:

In the future, crime is out of control and New York City 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.

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