Movie
The Escapist
Overview
Frank Perry is an institutionalized convict twelve years into a life sentence without parole. When his estranged daughter falls ill, he is determined to make peace with her before it's too late. He develops an ingenious escape plan, and recruits a dysfunctional band of escapists - misfits with a mutual dislike for one other but united by their desire to escape their hell hole of an existence.
Details
- Release date
- 2008-06-20
- Runtime
- 102 min
- Genres
- Action, Thriller
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Picture Farm, Parallel Film Productions, Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland
- Country
- United Kingdom, Ireland
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Brian Cox as Frank Perry
- Damian Lewis as Rizza
- Joseph Fiennes as Lenny Drake
- Seu Jorge as Viv Batista
- Liam Cunningham as Brodie
- Dominic Cooper as Lacey
- Stephen Farrelly as Two Ton
- Steven Mackintosh as Tony
- Ned Dennehy as Jumpy Con
- Paul Vaughan as Prison Tannoy Voice (voice)
- Jack Walsh as Sikes
- Conor McGregor as Prisoner (uncredited)
Crew
- Rupert Wyatt - Director
- Daniel Hardy - Screenplay
- Rupert Wyatt - Screenplay
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