Escape from New York (1981)
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1997. New York City is a walled maximum security prison. Breaking out is impossible. Breaking in is insane.
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In a world ravaged by crime, the entire island of Manhattan has been converted into a walled prison where brutal prisoners roam. After the US president crash-lands inside, war hero Snake Plissken has 24 hours to bring him back.
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Directed by: John Carpenter, Dean Cundey, Larry Franco
Produced by: Debra Hill, Larry Franco, Jake Eberts
Composed by: Alan Howarth, John Carpenter
Cast
Kurt Russell
Snake Plissken
Lee Van Cleef
Police Commissioner Bob Hauk
Ernest Borgnine
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Donald Pleasence
President of the United States
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Harold 'Brain' Helman
Adrienne Barbeau
Maggie
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Charles Cyphers
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