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The Escape

The Escape

The law wanted him alive... but a crooked cop wanted him dead!

19984.01h 31m

Overview

Clayton, at the age of nineteen, is convicted for a crime he did not commit. Ten years afterwards, after having taken all the abuses against him in prison, he decides to escape, without caring about the consequences.

Directed by Stuart Gillard
Written by Scott Busby
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Top Cast

Patrick Dempsey

Patrick Dempsey

Clayton

Brigitte Bako

Brigitte Bako

Sarah

Colm Feore

Colm Feore

Hickman

Vincent Gale

Vincent Gale

Newby

William Morgan Sheppard

William Morgan Sheppard

Long

Alf Humphreys

Alf Humphreys

Deputy

Themes & Keywords

prisonescapekillingmurderkilledmurderedkill

About The Escape

The Escape is a thriller, tv movie, crime film released in 1998 exploring themes of prison, escape, killing, murder, killed, murdered. Directed by Stuart Gillard, it stars Patrick Dempsey, Brigitte Bako, Colm Feore. Clayton, at the age of nineteen, is convicted for a crime he did not commit. Ten years afterwards, after having taken all the abuses against him in prison, he decides to escape, without caring about the consequences.

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