Directed by John Carpenter

Escape from New York 1981

99 MIN

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Studio	Embassy Pictures International Film Investors Goldcrest Films City Films
Blu-ray distributor	MGM Home Entertainment Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 20th Century Fox Shout Factory Scream Factory Studio Canal Constantin Film Studio S
Release date	Jul 10, 1981 Oct 08, 1981 Sep 03, 1981 Jun 24, 1981 Oct 26, 1981 All release dates Jul 10, 1981 Oct 08, 1981 Sep 03, 1981 Jun 24, 1981 Oct 26, 1981 Oct 15, 1981 May 20, 1982 Sep 22, 1983 Jul 24, 1981 Nov 26, 1981 Dec 04, 1981 Apr 09, 1982 May 23, 1981 Nov 19, 1981 Aug 13, 1981 Dec 26, 1981 Sep 18, 1981 Jul 27, 1981 Collapse
Box office	$25,244,626 $25,276,350
Country	US
Language	English
Runtime	99 min
Rated	R
Technical details	2.39:1

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Manhattan Island has been turned into a maximum security prison, a plane carrying the US president goes down there. An anti-hero is entrusted with the task of rescuing him.

Director: John Carpenter
Writers: John Carpenter, Nick Castle
Starring: Kurt Russell, Lee Van Cleef, Ernest Borgnine, Donald Pleasence, Isaac Hayes, Season Hubley
Narrator: Jamie Lee Curtis
Producers: Larry Franco, Debra Hill

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