Escape from New York

Escape from New York
Escape from New York
Genres: Action, Science Fiction
Rating: 7.1
Language: en
Year:1981
Country:US
Budget: 6 000 000 $
Runtime: 1h 39min
Cast: Jamie Lee Curtis, Lee Van Cleef, Harry Dean Stanton, Ernest Borgnine, Kurt Russell, Adrienne Barbeau
Tags: anti hero, attempt to escape, cyberpunk, dystopia, gangster, hostage, kidnapping, liberation of prisoners, martial arts, new york city, police operation, post-apocalyptic future, reluctant hero, rescue mission, street gang, taxi, urban setting, usa president, villain, war veteran, wrestling

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Description:

In a dystopian future, the island of Manhattan stands as a maximum-security fortress. The entire borough has been encased in towering walls, transformed into a high-security prison where violent criminals roam free, their actions dictated by base instincts. As chaos reigns supreme within these confines, the US President finds himself stranded in this lawless terrain after his helicopter crash-lands.In a race against time, war hero Snake Plissken is recruited for an extraordinary mission - to penetrate Manhattan's impenetrable walls and retrieve the wayward leader within 24 hours. This former Special Forces operative, now a renegade with a bionic arm, must navigate treacherous territory teeming with brutal inmates who would do anything to keep him from his objective.With society's rules and conventions stripped away, Plissken embarks on an unforgiving quest for redemption amidst the ruins of a city gone wild. This gritty, action-packed tale delves into themes of power, corruption, and the fragility of law and order in a world pushed to the brink.

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