Escape from New York
1981
Director: John Carpenter
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.
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)
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