In a world ravaged by crime, the entire island of Manhattan has been converted into a walled prison where brutal prisoners roam. After the US president crash-lands inside, war hero Snake Plissken has 24 hours to bring him back.
Kurt Russell | Snake Plissken | |
Lee Van Cleef | Hauk | |
Ernest Borgnine | Cabbie | |
Donald Pleasence | President | |
Isaac Hayes | The Duke | |
Season Hubley | Girl in Chock Full O'Nuts | |
Harry Dean Stanton | Harold 'Brain' Hellman | |
Adrienne Barbeau | Maggie | |
Tom Atkins | Rehme | |
Charles Cyphers | Secretary of State | |
Joe Unger | Taylor | |
Frank Doubleday | Romero | |
John Strobel | Cronenberg | |
John Cothran Jr. | Gypsy #1 | |
Garrett Bergfeld | Gypsy #2 | |
Richard Cosentino | Gypsy Guard | |
Robert John Metcalf | Gypsy #3 | |
Joel Bennett | Gypsy #4 | |
Vicangelo Bulluck | First Indian | |
Clem Fox | Second Indian | |
Tobar Mayo | Third Indian | |
Nancy Stephens | Stewardess | |
Steven M. Gagnon | Secret Service #1 | |
Steven Ford | Secret Service #2 | |
Michael Taylor | Secret Service #3 |
Director | John Carpenter | |
Writer | John Carpenter, Nick Castle | |
Producer | Barry Bernardi, Jake Eberts, Larry Franco, Debra Hill | |
Musician | John Carpenter, Alan Howarth | |
Photography | Dean Cundey |