Escape from New York
1981·99'
English
Stills
3In 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.
Cast
Kurt Russell Snake Plissken
Lee Van Cleef Police Commissioner Bob Hauk
Ernest Borgnine Cabbie
Donald Pleasence President of the United States
Isaac Hayes The Duke of New York
Season Hubley Girl in Chock Full O'Nuts
Harry Dean Stanton Harold 'Brain' Helman
Adrienne Barbeau Maggie
Tom Atkins Rehme
Charles Cyphers Secretary of State
Frank Doubleday Romero John Strobel CronenbergScreenings in Brussels
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