1997: Fuga da New York

Manhattan island, a dark future, a surveillance helicopter overhead. A walled prison, inmates roaming, the president stranded inside. Carpenter directs with a keen sense of pulp efficiency.

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1997: Fuga da New York was released in 1981 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 99 minutes.