Directed by:
Francis AnnanScreenplay:
Francis AnnanCinematography:
Geoffrey HallComposer:
David HirschfelderCast:
Daniel Radcliffe, Ian Hart, Daniel Webber, Nathan Page, Stephen Hunter, Grant Piro, Mark Leonard Winter, Jeanette Cronin, David Wilson Barnes, Adam Tuominen (more)VOD (4)
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From the incredible true story of Tim JenkinĀ“s imprisonment and escape in Apartheid-era South Africa, Escape from Pretoria is a super tense prison break thriller. Daniel Radcliffe stars as Tim Jenkin, a real-life ANC activist who was branded a terrorist and imprisoned in South Africa s maximum security Pretoria prison in the late 1970 s during Apartheid. Along with two fellow freedom fighters, played by Daniel Webber and Mark Leonard Winter Tim made a complex and daring escape 18 months into his incarceration using handcrafted wooden keys. The ingenious escape attempt happened 40 years ago on 11th December 1979. Escape from Pretoria, based on the biography by Tim Jenkin, also stars Ian Hart and Stephen Hunter. Directed and co-written by Francis Annan. (Signature Entertainment)
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