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The Escapist(Movie, 2008)

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| 1h 42min | Genres: Action, Thriller
The EscapistRating: 3.1/5 (with 102102 votes)
The Escapist is a 2008 drama thriller film starring Brian Cox, Joseph Fiennes, Liam Cunningham, Seu Jorge, Dominic Cooper, Steven Mackintosh, Stephen Farrelly and Damian Lewis. It is directed and co-written by Rupert Wyatt, and premiered at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival to considerable acclaim. An Irish-UK co-production, the film was produced by Alan Moloney of Parallel Films and Adrian Sturges of Picture Farm. ()
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About The Escapist

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.

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Additional Information

Official websites:
www.escapistthemovie.com
Production countries: United Kingdom (UK), Ireland
Plays in: London
Made by: Picture Farm
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 19 languages: Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Estonian (ET), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Lithuanian (LT), Dutch (NL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Swedish (SV), Turkish (TR), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date US: 06/20/2008
Director: Rupert Wyatt
Producer: Adrian Sturges
Screenwriter: Rupert Wyatt, Daniel Hardy
Executive Producer: Brian Cox
Film Editor: Joe Walker
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Ultime Evasion"
"The Escapist: Prison Escape"

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