The Escapist Movie

5 Men. 4 Walls. 1 Plan

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Who's Involved:

Brian Cox, Joseph Fiennes, Rupert Wyatt, Damian Lewis, Daniel Hardy

Release Date:

Friday, April 3, 2009 New York

NR   NOT RATED MPA
Runtime: 1 hr, 42 m
Language: English

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Plot: What's the story about?

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.


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Who stars in The Escapist: Cast List


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Who's making The Escapist: Crew List

A look at the The Escapist behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Rupert Wyatt last directed Captive State and The Gambler. The film's writer Rupert Wyatt last wrote Captive State and Animal Farm.

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Production: What we know about The Escapist?

Filming Timeline

  1. 2009 - March: The film was set to Completed  status.

The Escapist Release Date: When was the film released?


The Escapist was a New York release in 2009 on Friday, April 3, 2009 in around 1 theater. There were 11 other movies released on the same date, including Adventureland, The Song of Sparrows and Gigantic.

The Escapist DVD & Blu-ray Release Date: When was the film released?

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The Escapist was released on DVD & Blu-ray on Tuesday, January 26, 2010 .

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