The Escapist (2002)
Denis Leben läuft hervorragend: Er hat einen guten Job als Fluglehrer, der ihm Spaß macht und zudem hat er mit Valerie eine wunderhübsche Frau, die hochschwanger ist.Doch bevor ihr Familienglück komplett werden kann, wird es zerstört: Der brutale Gangster Ricky Barnes (Andy Serkis) überfällt mit zwei Komplizen Denis und dessen Frau und schießt dabei Valerie nieder. Im Krankenhaus erliegt sie ihren Verletzungen und nur das Kind kann per Kaiserschnitt gerettet werden.Denis leidet unter diesem Vorfall, er akzeptiert das Kind nicht und will sich vor allem nicht mit dem Gerichtsurteil, zwanzig Jahre Haft für Barnes, abfinden. Er will Rache....
Der Regisseur: Gillies MacKinnon
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Jonny Lee Miller as Denis Hopkins |
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Gary Lewis as Ron |
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Jodhi May as Christine |
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Andy Serkis as Ricky Barnes |
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Paloma Baeza as Valerie Hopkins |
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Vas Blackwood as Vin |
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Philip Barantini as Joey |
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Allen Leech as Policeman 1 (Smashed Car) |
| Directing | Gillies MacKinnon | Director |
| Writing | Nick Perry | Writer |
| Production | Jolyon Symonds | Producer |
| Sound | Rob Lane | Music |
| Camera | Nigel Willoughby | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Pia Di Ciaula | Editor |
| Production | John Hubbard | Casting |
| Production | Ros Hubbard | Casting |
| Art | Sarah Hauldren | Art Direction |
| Art | Mark Lowry | Art Direction |
| Art | Neil Stevens | Assistant Art Director |
| Art | Ed Walsh | Assistant Art Director |
| Art | Andy Harris | Production Design |
| Art | Anna Rackard | Supervising Art Director |
| Art | Susie Cullen | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kate Carin | Costume Design |
| Directing | Pat Rambaut | Script Supervisor |
| Directing | Sabine Wührer | Script Supervisor |
| Sound | Abi Leland | Music Supervisor |
| Camera | Ciarán Barry | Camera Operator |
| Crew | Des Whelan | Second Unit Cinematographer |
| Lighting | David Bourke | Gaffer |
| Camera | Adam Dale | Helicopter Camera |
| Lighting | James Maguire | Gaffer |
| Camera | Mike Parker | Helicopter Camera |
| Lighting | Mitch Spooner | Gaffer |
| Camera | Patrick Redmond | Still Photographer |
| Visual Effects | David Harris | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Crew | John Seymour | Visual Effects Editor |
| Visual Effects | Hal Couzens | Visual Effects Producer |
| Visual Effects | Frazer Churchill | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Editing | Max Hoskins | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | James Seddon | Dolby Consultant |
| Sound | Paula Boram | Foley |
| Sound | Diane Greaves | Foley |
| Sound | Adrian Rhodes | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Sven Taits | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | David Evans | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Martina McCarthy | Hair Department Head |
| Costume & Make-Up | Pamela Smyth | Hair Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Pamela Smyth | Makeup Designer |
| Editing | Dan Roberts | First Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Billy Quinn | Sound Recordist |