Escape from New York is a 1981 science fiction/action film directed and scored by John Carpenter. He also co-wrote the screenplay with Nick Castle. The film is set in the near future of a United States so crime-ridden that Manhattan Island in New York City has become a maximum security prison. Ex-soldier and legendary fugitive "Snake" Plissken (Kurt Russell) is given 23 hours to find the President of the United States, who has been captured by inmates after Air Force One crashed on the island.

Director: John Carpenter
Writers: John Carpenter (written by) and Nick Castle (written by)
Release Date: 10 July 1981 (USA)
Genre: Action / Adventure / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Tagline: The world's greatest leader is a hostage in the most dangerous place on Earth. Now only the deadliest man alive can save him
Roles: Kurt Russell, Ernest Borgnine


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