The Escape (1998 film)

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The Escape
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Written byScott Busby
Directed by Stuart Gillard
Starring Patrick Dempsey
Music by Loek Dikker
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducersGeorge Horie
Frank Mancuso Jr.
Tom Rowe
Michael Sheehy
Cinematography Tobias A. Schliessler
Editor Rick Martin
Running time91 minutes
Production companies MGM Television
Pacific Motion Pictures
Showtime Networks
Original release
ReleaseApril 24, 1998 (1998-04-24)

The Escape is a 1998 Canadian action TV movie directed by Stuart Gillard starring Patrick Dempsey.

Contents

Plot

A falsely imprisoned young man attempts an escape from a prison work detail in Louisiana ten years later.

Cast

Release

The film bears a 1994 copyright but it was not until 1998 that it aired on The Movie Channel and was then released on home video. [1]

Home video

The film was released on VHS for home video release on October 13, 1998. [2] It was later released for streaming on Netflix and Amazon Video. [3] [4]

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References

  1. "The Escape".
  2. "The Escape VHS". Amazon. 13 October 1998.
  3. https://www.netflix.com/title/70146852
  4. "The Escape VHS". Amazon. 13 October 1998.