Aired Saturday September 25, 11:25pm - 1:25amon Film4 +1

Escape From New York (1981)

Action / Science fiction

Futuristic thriller set in Manhattan, which has become a maximum-security prison. When the US president is captured and held hostage by a ruthless gang, only one-eyed mercenary Snake Plissken is considered capable of effecting a rescue. If he fails, he is programmed to self-destruct.

Country
USA
Cast and crew
  • John CarpenterDirector
  • Kurt RussellSnake Plissken
  • Ernest BorgnineCabbie
  • Adrienne BarbeauMaggie
  • Lee Van CleefBob Hauk
  • Donald PleasencePresident of the United States
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