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The Escapist
2008
Frank Perry is an institutionalized convict twelve years into a life sentence without parole. When his estranged daughter falls ill, he is determined he 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 .. Read more
| Starring | Brian Cox, Joseph Fiennes, Liam Cunningham, Seu Jorge |
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| Director | Rupert Wyatt |
| Genres | Thriller |
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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 he 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. Much of the action takes place within the tunnels, sewers and underground rivers of subterranean London.
| Starring | Brian Cox, Joseph Fiennes, Liam Cunningham, Seu Jorge, Dominic Cooper, Steven Mackintosh, Damian Lewis |
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| Director | Rupert Wyatt |
| Studio | CONTENDER ENTERTAINMENT GROUP |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 42 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Collections | 100 Hot Hits |
| Genres | Thriller |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 2008 To Rent: DVD: 09 Feb 2009 |
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Prison drama āThe Escapistā sets out its stall in the opening minutes, as the plaintive acoustic tones of Leonard... read more on Time Out
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British Prison Break
'The Escapist' tells the story of a life-sentance serving prisoner (the brilliant Brian Cox) who hatches a plan to break out of prison when he learns of... read more »
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- 17 Nov 2008 at 21:34
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Utter rubbish
Boring boring boring, dont waste your time! could have wrote a better storyline myself!
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Not interested, thanks!
Bored,bored and more bored. I fell asleep-not unusual for me though. I had not a clue what was going on for the 1st 45mins and to be honest, could not be ... read more »
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- Stevmar
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excellent escapist
excellent twists and turns from start to finish! good cast! very watchable! ending caught me by suprise and they dont usually!!!!!
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Lewis almost missed big break due to boozing
- WENN Newsdesk
- 09 Nov 2011
Actor Damian Lewis almost missed out on his big break in Steven Spielberg's 2001 TV series Band Of Brothers by going on an all-night boozing session before meeting the director. The Escapist star played Major Richard Winters in the World War II mini-series, which was co-produced by Tom Hanks, but Lewis admits he came close to blowing his big chance. Lewis was so convinced he wouldn't land the role, he decided to party the night away in Los Angeles after his initial meeting with Hanks. The... Read more
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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 he 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 ...
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