Escape from New York
1981
7.0 (3,634)
1 hr 39 min
1997. New York City is a walled, maximum security prison. Breaking out is impossible. Breaking in is insane.
$6,000,000
$50,244,700
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.
Top Cast
Kurt Russell as Snake Plissken
Lee Van Cleef as Police Commissioner Bob Hauk
Ernest Borgnine as Cabbie
Donald Pleasence as President of the United States
Isaac Hayes as The Duke of New York
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