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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 |
Storyline
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.
Tagline: | 1997. New York City is a walled maximum security prison. Breaking out is impossible. Breaking in is insane. |
Certification: | R |
Details
Genres: Science Fiction, Action
Language: English
Release Date: 23 May 1981
Country: GB, US
Runtime: 99m
Film Collections
Company Credits
Company: AVCO Embassy Pictures, Goldcrest, International Film Investors, City Films
Budget: $6,000,000
Revenue: $50,244,700
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Cast
Kurt Russell |
Snake Plissken |
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Lee Van Cleef |
Police Commissioner Bob Hauk |
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Ernest Borgnine |
Cabbie |
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Donald Pleasence |
President of the United States |
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Isaac Hayes |
The Duke of New York |
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Season Hubley |
Girl in Chock Full O'Nuts |
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Harry Dean Stanton |
Harold 'Brain' Helman |
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Adrienne Barbeau |
Maggie |
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Tom Atkins |
Rehme |
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Charles Cyphers |
Secretary of State |
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Frank Doubleday |
Romero |
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John Strobel |
Cronenberg |
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George Buck Flower |
Drunk |
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John Cothran |
Gypsy #1 |
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Nancy Stephens |
Stewardess |
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Steven Ford |
Secret Service #2 |
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John Carpenter |
Secret Service #2 / Helicopter Pilot / Violin Player |
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Jamie Lee Curtis |
Narrator / Prison Recording Voice (uncredited) |
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Nick Castle |
Pianist |
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Debra Hill |
Computer (voice) |
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Ox Baker |
Slag |
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Joe Unger |
Taylor |
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Garrett Bergfeld |
Gypsy #2 |
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Wally Taylor |
Controller |
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Rodger Bumpass |
Dancer |
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John Diehl |
Punk |
Directed By
John Carpenter |
Director |
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Larry Franco |
First Assistant Director |
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Jeffrey Chernov |
Second Assistant Director |
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Writing Credits
Nick Castle |
Screenplay |
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John Carpenter |
Screenplay |
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Production Crew
Debra Hill |
Producer |
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Larry Franco |
Producer |
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Jake Eberts |
Executive Producer |
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Barry Bernardi |
Associate Producer |
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Alan Levine |
Production Manager |
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Edited By
Todd C. Ramsay |
Editor |
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Costume and Makeup
Stephen Loomis |
Costume Design |
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Ken Chase |
Makeup Supervisor |
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Benjamin Douglas |
Makeup Artist |
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Frankie Bergman |
Hairstylist |
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Sound
Alan Howarth |
Original Music Composer |
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John Carpenter |
Original Music Composer |
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Carl Fischer |
Boom Operator |
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David Ritscher |
Assistant Sound Editor |
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Nicholas James |
Foley Editor |
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Gregg Landaker |
Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
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David Lewis Yewdall |
Sound Editor |
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Mark Mangini |
Dialogue Editor |
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Steve Rice |
Dialogue Editor |
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Bill Varney |
Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
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Joseph F. Brennan |
Boom Operator |
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Steve Maslow |
Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
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Warren Hamilton Jr. |
Sound Editor |
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Thomas Causey |
Sound Mixer |
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Alan Howarth |
Sound Effects |
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Visual Effects
Roy Arbogast |
Special Effects Supervisor |
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James Cameron |
Matte Painter |
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Jena Holman |
Matte Painter |
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Robert Skotak |
Matte Painter |
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John C. Wash |
Visual Effects |
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Camera
Dean Cundey |
Director of Photography |
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Jim Lucas |
Second Unit Director of Photography |
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Lighting
Art Department
Cloudia Rebar |
Set Decoration |
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Joe Alves |
Production Design |
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Serge Genitempo |
Standby Painter |
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Don Sutton |
Leadman |
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Lee B. Drygas |
Swing |
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Mike May |
Property Master |
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Arthur Gelb |
Graphic Designer |
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Chris Horner |
Assistant Art Director |
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Ed Zingel |
Painter |
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Marvin Salsberg |
Construction Foreman |
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Eugene Booth |
Assistant Property Master |
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Other Crew
Michael W. Moore |
Propmaker |
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Kevin Pike |
Special Effects |
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Eddie Surkin |
Special Effects |
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Sol Aquino |
Carpenter |
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Joseph C. Fama |
Propmaker |
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Brian Bevis |
Special Effects |
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Gary Zink |
Special Effects |
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Pat Patterson |
Special Effects |
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Mike Johnson |
Stunts |
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David Cronenberg |
Thanks |
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Roydon Clark |
Stunts |
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Buff Brady |
Stunts |
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Mags Kavanaugh |
Stunts |
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Fred Lerner |
Stunts |
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Glory Fioramonti |
Stunts |
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Bill Hart |
Stunts |
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Kent Hays |
Stunts |
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Harvey Parry |
Stunts |
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Jack Tyree |
Stunts |
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Jack Verbois |
Stunts |
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John Moio |
Stunts |
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George Sawaya |
Stunts |
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George P. Wilbur |
Stunts |
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Jesse Wayne |
Stunt Double |
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William T. Lane |
Stunts |
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Ted White |
Stunts |
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Mike H. McGaughy |
Stunts |
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Tony Randel |
Special Effects Coordinator |
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James Winburn |
Stunts |
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Dick Warlock |
Stunts |
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Jesse Wayne |
Stunts |
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Roy Arbogast |
Special Effects Coordinator |
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Bob Minor |
Stunts |
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Eddie Hice |
Stunts |
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Loren Janes |
Stunts |
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Andrew Overholtzer |
Propmaker |
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Tony Brubaker |
Stunts |
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Sandra Lee Gimpel |
Stunts |
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James Cameron |
Visual Effects Art Director |
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Dick Warlock |
Stunt Coordinator |
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