France / Apr 12, 2002
The Escapist (2002)
He can escape from anything... except his past.
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Denis Hopkins, a pilot, lives with his pregnant wife Valerie and has a comfortable lifestyle. When a gang of criminals led by the sadistic Ricky Barnes breaks into his home, he offers whatever the criminals want to protect his wife and unborn child, but the evil Ricky kills Valerie anyway. Their baby is saved, and later Barnes is arrested and sentenced to life in the maximum security prison, Sullen Voe. Denis fakes his own suicide, then assaults a police car in order to get himself arrested and sent to prison with the intention of tracking down and killing Ricky Barnes. He does not reveal his true name and is called John "What" by the prisoners and guards. Denis escapes from successive prisons, forcing his eventual transfer to Sullen Voe. When he reaches his objective, Ricky Barnes schedules a confrontation, but things do not quite turn out the way Denis had expected.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Allen Leech | Policeman 1 (Smashed Car) |
Genres
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Escapist |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United Kingdom |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Sky Pictures, Little Bird, Jolyon Symonds Productions Ltd. |
| Release date | 12 aprile 2002 |
| Production | Jolyon Symonds |
| Writer | Nick Perry |
| Casting | Ros Hubbard, John Hubbard |
| Editing | Pia Di Ciaula, Dan Roberts, Max Hoskins |
| Cinematography | Nigel Willoughby, Mike Parker, Adam Dale, Ciarán Barry, Patrick Redmond |
| Assistant directors | Gillies MacKinnon, Pat Rambaut, Sabine Wührer |
| Lighting | Mitch Spooner, James Maguire, David Bourke |
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| Camera operators | Ciarán Barry, Mike Parker, Adam Dale, Nigel Willoughby, Patrick Redmond |
| Additional photography | Mike Parker, Adam Dale, Nigel Willoughby, Ciarán Barry, Patrick Redmond |
| Production design | Andy Harris, Mark Lowry, Neil Stevens, Ed Walsh, Susie Cullen, Sarah Hauldren, Anna Rackard |
| Art direction | Mark Lowry, Neil Stevens, Ed Walsh, Sarah Hauldren, Anna Rackard, Andy Harris, Susie Cullen |
| Set decoration | Susie Cullen, Mark Lowry, Neil Stevens, Andy Harris, Ed Walsh, Sarah Hauldren, Anna Rackard |
| Special effects | David Harris |
| Visual effects | Frazer Churchill, Hal Couzens, David Harris |
| Music | Rob Lane, Adrian Rhodes, Sven Taits, Diane Greaves, David Evans, Abi Leland, Paula Boram, James Seddon, Billy Quinn |
| Sound | Adrian Rhodes, Sven Taits, Diane Greaves, David Evans, Rob Lane, Abi Leland, Paula Boram, James Seddon, Billy Quinn |
| Costume design | Kate Carin, Martina McCarthy, Pamela Smyth |
| Makeup | Pamela Smyth, Kate Carin, Martina McCarthy |
| Hairstyling | Martina McCarthy, Pamela Smyth, Kate Carin |
Release dates
Premiere
Physical media
United States / Jan 17, 2006
United Kingdom / Jul 18, 2016 / 15 / DVD
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