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The Escapist ()


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The skilled pilot Denis Hopkins lives with his pregnant wife Valerie and has a comfortable lifestyle. When the gang of criminals headed by the sadistic Ricky Barnes breaks in his seaside house, Denis offers whatever the criminals want to... See more »

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Cast

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Joey
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Ricky Barnes
Barry Barnes ...
D.I. Simm
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Spaz (as Michael Bates)
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Valerie Hopkins
Gerry Behan ...
Guard 1
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Vin
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Magistrate
Barry Cassin ...
Judge
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Denis' Brief
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Duty Medical Registrer
Dave Duffy ...
Escort Officer 2
Patrick FitzSymons ...
Punishment Cell Officer (as Patrick Fitzsymons)
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Magistrate's Clerk
Luke Hayden ...
Prison Officer 1 (Sullen Voe)
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Mike
Simon Imrie ...
Wing Officer (Sullen Voe)
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Policeman 1 (Smashed Car) (as Alan Leech)
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Trusty
Patrick Leech ...
Change Of Detail Officer
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Ron
Alvaro Lucchesi ...
Escort Officer (Securicor Van)
Tara Maguire ...
Nurse 1
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Christine
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Escort Officer 1
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Reception Officer Prison 1
Brian McGuinness ...
Frank
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Denis
Hugh B. O'Brien ...
Victim Support Counsellor
Simon O'Gorman ...
Prison Officer
David O'Meara ...
Senior Officer
Rachel O'Riordan ...
Nurse 2
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Second Con
Martin Phillips ...
First Prison Officer 1
Robert Price ...
Mills
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Jones
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Remand Officer 1
Russell Smith ...
Prosecution Brief
Stewart Stafford ...
Ullathorn Prison Officer 1
Maurice Supple ...
Second Prison Gate Officer
Paul Thompson ...
Guard 2
Mal Whyte ...
Senior Officer (Sullen Voe)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Conor Dean Smith ...
Kid
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Prison Officer (uncredited)

Directed by

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Gillies MacKinnon

Written by

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Nick Perry ... ()

Produced by

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Cerise Hallam Larkin ... line producer: additional shoot (as Cerise Hallam)
Peter McAleese ... line producer
Catherine O'Flaherty ... associate producer
Jolyon Symonds ... producer
William Turner ... executive producer

Music by

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Rob Lane

Cinematography by

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Nigel Willoughby

Editing by

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Pia Di Ciaula

Editorial Department

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Peter Ferrari ... color grader
Dan Roberts ... first assistant editor
Louise Seymour ... post-production coordinator
Lee Twohey ... dailies colourist

Casting By

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John Hubbard
Ros Hubbard

Production Design by

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Andy Harris

Art Direction by

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Sarah Hauldren
Mark Lowry
Anna Rackard ... supervising art director

Set Decoration by

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Susie Cullen

Costume Design by

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Kate Carin

Makeup Department

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Barbara Conway ... assistant hair stylist: second unit / assistant makeup artist: second unit
Conor McAlistair ... first assistant hairdresser
Martina McCarthy ... chief hair stylist
Roisin O'Reilly ... assistant makeup artist
Pamela Smyth ... hair designer / makeup designer

Production Management

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Stephen Barker ... post-production supervisor (as Steve Barker)
Maria Collins ... production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Jill Dempsey ... second assistant director: second unit
Conor Gibbons ... trainee assistant: second unit
Liz Gill ... first assistant director: second unit
Mary Gough ... second assistant director
Sean Griffin ... trainee assistant director
Richard Lingard ... assistant director
Ian Madden ... second unit director
Aoife Thunder ... third assistant director
Alan J. Wands ... first assistant director

Art Department

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George Arkins ... stagehand
Russ Bailey ... construction manager
Ruth Barry ... art department trainee
Deirdre Byrne ... stand-by props
Stephen Byrne ... carpenter
Mark Cannon ... stand-by carpenter
Alan Cheevers ... master plasterer
Jane Clark ... storyboard artist
Stephen Cleary ... construction runaround
Timothy Crimmins ... stagehand
Susie Cullen ... graphics designer
Greg Demery ... supervising carpenter
Aeveen Fleming ... art department trainee
John Greene ... carpenter
Ines Hercher ... carpenter
Daragh Lewis ... dressing props
Eoin Lewis ... dressing props
James McGetrick ... props storeman
Owen McKenna ... carpenter
Nuala McKernan ... property master
Drew Meldon ... stand-by rigger
Tyrone Monaghan ... props
Steve Montague ... rigger
Kevin Mulligan ... plasterer
Owen Murnane ... master scenic painter
Paul Nott-Macaire ... carpenter
Irene O'Brien ... graphic designer
Gary O'Donnell ... stand-by painter
Lorcan O'Toole ... carpenter
Jerry Organ ... production buyer
Gerry Quigley ... stand-by stagehand
Robbie Richardson ... painter
Neil Stevens ... assistant art director
Ed Walsh ... assistant art director / draughtsman
Noel Walsh ... stand-by props

Sound Department

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Ben Barker ... foley editor
Paula Boram ... foley artist
Colin Cooper ... adr mixer / foley mixer
Brendan Deasy ... sound mixer
David Evans ... supervising sound editor
Diane Greaves ... foley artist
Mystique Holloway ... sound assistant
Max Hoskins ... adr editor / dialogue editor
Richard Jay ... boom operator
Ian Johns ... sound trainee
Billy Quinn ... production sound mixer / sound recordist
Eddie Quinn ... boom operator
Adrian Rhodes ... re-recording mixer
James Seddon ... dolby consultant
Ted Swanscott ... adr mixer / foley mixer
Sven Taits ... re-recording mixer

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James Brady ... special effects technician (as Jim Brady)
Conor Coughlan ... special effects technician
Neil Davies ... special effects technician
David Harris ... special effects supervisor
Graham Hills ... special effects technician
Jem Lovett ... special effects technician (as Jeremy Lovett)

Visual Effects by

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Frazer Churchill ... visual effects supervisor
Hal Couzens ... visual effects producer
Robin Doelly ... digital compositor
Andrew Garnet-Lawson ... digital matte artist (as Andrew Garnett-Lawson)
Pete Hanson ... studio manager: Double Negative
Jeremy Hattingh ... digital compositor
Nick Hodgekinson ... rotoscope
Nic Hodgkinson ... digital artist
Yoko Ishiguro ... digital compositor
Elie Jamaa ... cg animator
Adam McInnes ... digital compositor
John Seymour ... visual effects editor

Stunts

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Jerry Beham ... stunts
Gerry Behan ... stunt performer
David Byrne ... stunts
Brendan Condren ... stunt double: Jonny Lee Miller
Joe Condren ... co-stunt coordinator
Patrick Condren ... stunt coordinator (as Pat Condren) / stunts (as Paddy Condren)
Tony Condren ... stunts
Barbara Conway ... stunt double: Jodhi May
Ken Doherty ... stunts
Shay Doherty ... stunts
Jim Hoare ... stunts
Norman Kelly ... stunts
Peter McCahon ... ambulance driver
Bronco McLoughlin ... stunts (as Bronco McLaughlin)
Paul Thompson ... stunts
Paul Valentine ... stunts
Paul Burke ... stunt performer (uncredited)
John Sheridan ... stunt performer (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Ciarán Barry ... second camera operator (as Ciaran Barry)
David Bourke ... gaffer (as Dave Bourke)
Tristam Cones ... focus puller
John Connon ... crane grip
Adam Dale ... aerial director of photography
Tommy Davies ... generator operator: second unit
Bonnie Dempsey ... camera trainee
Harry Eckford ... grip
Richie Egan ... grip: second unit
Paul Fagan ... electrician
Eoin Farrell ... clapper loader: second unit
Philip Fitzsimons ... electrician: second unit
Tom Gates ... supervising gaffer
Chris Gilbertson ... electrician
Camille Griffin ... clapper loader
Graeme Haughton ... electrician
Ciaran Kavanagh ... focus puller: second unit
Dochy J. Lowe ... second camera loader (as Dochy Lowe)
James Maguire ... gaffer
Mike Mawhinney ... best boy
Stephen McCarthy ... genny operator
James McGuire ... gaffer: Ireland
Anthony Meade ... clapper loader
Ivan Meagher ... focus puller
Stephen Murphy ... second assistant camera: "a" camera
Gareth Nevin ... camera trainee: second unit
Eoin O'Hagan ... best boy electric
Mike Parker ... aerial camera operator
Sam Phillips ... grip: second unit
Luke Quigley ... camera grip
Patrick Redmond ... still photographer (as Pat Redmond)
Alexander Reid ... focus puller (as Alex Reid)
Taylor Russell ... generator operator
Henry Smith ... camera boat
Mitch Spooner ... gaffer
Simon Starling ... additional photographer
Jamie Summers ... electrician
Des Whelan ... director of photography: second unit

Casting Department

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Abi Harris ... casting assistant (as Abbie Harris)
Mary Maguire ... casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Nikki Connor ... costume assistant / wardrobe trainee (as Nicki Connor)
Clair Heal ... wardrobe
Ciara McArdle ... wardrobe assistant
Rhona McGuirke ... wardrobe supervisor
Gaby Rooney ... wardrobe trainee

Location Management

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Geraldine Daly ... location manager (as Ger Daly)
Basfi Hope-Ross ... location assistant: second unit
Brendan O'Sullivan ... location trainee
Edmund Sampson ... assistant location manager
Clodagh Tierney ... location manager: second unit

Music Department

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Niall Acott ... music recordist
Catherine Bott ... soprano
Arthur Dick ... musician: guitar
Esther Geldard ... musician contractor
Kuk Harrell ... musician contractor
Joji Hirota ... musician: taco drums
Julian Kershaw ... orchestrator
Rob Lane ... conductor
Abi Leland ... music consultant: Soundscape / music supervisor
Fiesta Mei Ling ... crew: music prepared by
Steve Parr ... music mixer / music recordist
Dan Rose ... music consultant: Soundscape
Simon Whiteside ... crew: music prepared by

Script and Continuity Department

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Bronagh Murphy ... trainee script supervisor
Pat Rambaut ... script supervisor
Sabine Wührer ... script supervisor daily

Transportation Department

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Dave Beakhurst ... facility driver (as David Beakhurst)
Raymond Boyd ... facility driver
Billy Carey ... facility driver
Joe Carroll ... facility driver
Peter Catling ... facility driver
Tom Connor ... facility driver
Geoff Cullen ... unit driver
Tony Cullen ... unit driver
Paul Donnelly ... facility driver
John Fearon ... transportation captain
Bill Lilburn ... facility driver
Rory McCaughan ... action vehicles co-ordinator
Gerry Moloney ... lighting truck driver
Davie Mulholland ... facility driver (as Davy Mulholland)
Helen Rooney ... unit driver
Robbie Rooney ... unit driver
Derek Roy ... facility driver
Breffni Winston ... facility driver

Additional Crew

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Conor Barry ... production assistant
Mark Barry-Jackson ... aerial helicopter pilot
Emma Berkofsky ... head of development: Sky Pictures
Dion Bowman ... crew: business and legal affairs: Sky Pictures
Liz Bunton ... head of production
Paddy Burke ... health and safety advisor
Mark Byrne ... crew: business and legal affairs: Little Bird
Miriam Cahill ... assistant to director
Joe Carey ... crew: safety boat / safety diver
Michele Clayborne ... manager: corporate relations: Sky Pictures
Sarah Critchley ... legal clearances
Adrienne Curran ... crew: business and legal affairs: Little Bird
Maire Doherty ... assistant production coordinator
Shea Doherty ... crew: safety boat / safety diver
Lisa Drayne ... production coordinator
Olive Drynan ... unit nurse
Noel Edmonds ... advisor: prison services
David Emerson ... parachutist
Mark Fenton ... laboratory contact
Rercy Flood ... production assistant
Rebecca Gaucher ... development executive: Sky Pictures
Bianca Gavin ... production coordinator: re-shoot
Sonya Gildea ... crowd coordinator (as Sonya Supple)
Lynne Hames ... creative affairs assistant: Sky Pictures
Noreen Hardaker ... utility stand-in
Barbara Harding ... production assistant: Little Bird
Tarn Harper ... post-production accountant
Valencia Haynes ... head of international: Sky Pictures
Candida Hill ... crew: legal counsel for financiers: S.J. Berwin
Shani Hinton ... business and legal affairs: Bird and Bird
Tom Marr Johnson ... crew: business and legal affairs: DJ Freeman (as Tom Marr-Johnson)
Julia Jones ... set publicist
Robb Klein ... crew: legal counsel for financiers: S.J. Berwin
Joan Lambe ... accounts trainee
Jacqui Leahy ... production assistant
Alex McCartney ... production executive: Sky Pictures
Peter McEvoy ... caterer
John McKenna ... head armorer
Oonagh McMorrow ... assistant production coordinator
David Mellor ... production accountant
Hugo Mellor ... utility stand-in
Nadine Mellor ... head of creative affairs: Sky Pictures
Carol Moorhead ... production coordinator
Luke Regan ... runner
Simon Rushdown ... crew: jump coordinator
Nav Sareen ... assistant: Emma Berkofsky
Chris Scurfield ... production assistant
Julie Smith ... publicity manager: Sky Pictures
Tara Sullivan ... caterer
Ron Taylor ... laboratory contact
Sophie Tebbitt ... assistant accountant
Annette Waldron ... crew: business and legal affairs: Little Bird
Donna Walsh ... assistant: business affairs
Clive Watson ... aircraft pilot
Steve Westran ... aircraft pilot
Alex Winckler ... production assistant
Mike Woodley ... aerial coordinator
Ira Zloczower ... production executive: Jolyon Symonds
Aidan Williams ... assistant: Ira Zloczower (uncredited)

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Plot Summary

The skilled pilot Denis Hopkins lives with his pregnant wife Valerie and has a comfortable lifestyle. When the gang of criminals headed by the sadistic Ricky Barnes breaks in his seaside house, Denis offers whatever the criminals want to protect his beloved wife but the evil Ricky kills Valerie. The baby is saved, and later the murderer is arrested and sent to the maximum security prison of Sullen Voe. Denis, moved by the purpose of avenging the death of Valerie, gives the baby and his house to his sister-in-law Christine. Then Denis breaks into a police car and is arrested, but he does not reveal his true name and is called John "What" by the prisoners and guards. Denis attempts to escape, forcing his transfer to Sullen Voe. When he reaches the prison, Ricky sets up a confrontation, but things do not happen the way Denis expected. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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Taglines He can escape from anything... except his past. See more »
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Also Known As
  • Reconnu coupable (France)
  • The Escapist - In der Zelle des Feindes (Germany)
  • Jagd nach Vergeltung (Germany)
  • Bijeg osvetnika (Croatia)
  • O Escapista (Brazil)
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  • 88 min
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Did You Know?

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Goofs Denis opens the door of the airplane and bails out. In the next shot, the door is closed. See more »
Quotes Denis: An eye for an eye leaves everyone blind.
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