![Escape from New York](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Foriginal%2FqcCo2yV6xoak7tMI9YfGSoJgxKW.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
Escape from New York
1997. New York City is a walled, maximum security prison. Breaking out is impossible. Breaking in is insane.
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.
Science FictionAction
Escape from New York
Rating
7.1/10
Release Date
1981-05-23
Runtime
99 minutes
Status
Released
Cast
![Kurt Russell](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw300%2F6g1d98oH4miG4k0ZiZWmF3Dt0bO.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
Kurt Russell
Snake Plissken
![Lee Van Cleef](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw300%2FyQc5wjNCdRZzPp5E2wRPRYsEq9a.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
Lee Van Cleef
Police Commissioner Bob Hauk
![Ernest Borgnine](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw300%2FJSHX01ZFEkIvt17HoeedsvCz1.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
Ernest Borgnine
Cabbie
![Donald Pleasence](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw300%2FeVJGFCd8ikP6w0XjkuiTbsm65eD.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
Donald Pleasence
President of the United States
![Isaac Hayes](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw300%2FwHZOIi0LJNZ55dswVMX5AqKtMlT.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
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The Duke of New York
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Maggie
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Rehme
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Charles Cyphers
Secretary of State
![Frank Doubleday](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw300%2FiksQQYEtuZh6zdPLtDAkmV9iXaz.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
Frank Doubleday
Romero
![John Strobel](/_next/image?url=%2Flogo.webp&w=3840&q=75)
John Strobel
Cronenberg
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