The Escapist (2008 film)

The Escapist
Five vertical rectangles with pictures of different men in them. The words "The Escapist" below in the centre.
Official poster
Directed byRupert Wyatt
Written byRupert Wyatt
Daniel Hardy
Produced byAdrian Sturges
Alan Moloney
Starring
CinematographyPhilipp Blaubach
Edited byJoe Walker
Music byBenjamin Wallfisch
Distributed byVertigo Films
IFC Films
Release date
  • 20 June 2008 (2008-06-20) (United Kingdom)
Running time
102 minutes
CountriesUnited Kingdom
Ireland
LanguageEnglish
Box office$388,174[1]

The Escapist is a 2008 drama thriller film starring Brian Cox, Joseph Fiennes, Liam Cunningham, Seu Jorge, Dominic Cooper, Steven Mackintosh, Stephen Farrelly and Damian Lewis. It was directed and co-written by Rupert Wyatt and premiered at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival to considerable acclaim. An Irish-UK co-production, the film was produced by Alan Moloney of Parallel Films and Adrian Sturges of Picture Farm.

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