In a world ravaged by crime, the entire island of Manhattan has been converted into a walled prison where brutal prisoners roam free. After the US president crash-lands inside, war hero Snake Plissken has 24 hours to bring him back.

• DirectorJohn Carpenter
• Release23 May 1981
• Genre
  Science Fiction / Action
• Duration1h 39m
• Budget$6,000,000
• Revenue$50,244,700
• Rate
  

  7.1
  3270 reviews
• Productions

  AVCO Embassy Pictures, Goldcrest, International Film Investors, City Films, Taurus Film