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Escape From New York: Full Cast & Crew 1981 Action/Adventure/Sci-Fi
In 1997, a major war between the United States and the Soviet Union is concluding, and the entire island of Manhattan has been converted into a giant maximum security prison. When Air Force One is hijacked and crashes into the island, the president (Donald Pleasence) is taken hostage by a group of inmates. Snake Plissken (Kurt Russell), a former Special Forces soldier turned criminal, is recruited to retrieve the president in exchange for his own freedom. R Released: Jul 10, 1981 See Movie Details

Cast & Crew

All Cast Crew
John Carpenter Director, Screenwriter, Music Kurt Russell Snake Plissken Actor Ernest Borgnine Cabbie Actor Adrienne Barbeau Maggie Actor Lee Van Cleef Bob Hauk Actor Donald Pleasence President of the United States Actor Isaac Hayes The Duke of New York Actor Season Hubley Girl in Chock Full O'Nuts Actor Harry Dean Stanton Harold 'Brain' Helman Actor Tom Atkins Rehme Actor Charles Cyphers Secretary of State Actor Nick Castle Screenwriter Larry J. Franco Producer, First Assistant Director Debra Hill Producer Jake Eberts Executive Producer Barry Bernardi Associate Producer Dean Cundy Cinematographer Jim Lucas Cinematographer Todd C. Ramsay Film Editing Claude Debussy Music Joe Alves Production Design Cloudia Rebar Set Designer Stephen Loomis Costume Design Frankie Bergman Hair Stylist Alan Levine Production Manager Jeffrey Chernov Second Assistant Director