Escape from New York
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ActionThrillerScience Fiction
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- Director
- John Carpenter
- Language
- English
- Released
- 1981-05-23
- Runtime
- —
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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.
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