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Escape from Pretoria

British Cinema20201h 42mEnglishTop 81% of British Cinema grosses
39Standing

147th of 226 in British Cinema

Reported gross
19
Return on budget
—
Audience rating
76
Momentum
28
  • Out-grossed 19% of British Cinema releases with reported figures ($2M).
  • Momentum in the 28th percentile.
  • Audience rating 7.2 from 1,546 votes, the 76th percentile.
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Cost
Not on record
Took
$2M
Not yet graded

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South Africa, 1978. Tim Jenkin and Stephen Lee, two white political activists from the African National Congress imprisoned by the apartheid regime, put a plan in motion to escape from the infamous Pretoria Prison.

Released
6 March 2020
Runtime
1h 42m
Language
English
Industry
British Cinema
Top billedAll 25 credits
Made by
Director
Francis Annan
Screenplay
L. H. Adams, Francis Annan
Original Music Composer
David Hirschfelder
Director of Photography
Geoffrey Hall
Producer
Mark Blaney, Jackie Sheppard, David Barron, Gary Hamilton, Michelle Krumm
Filed under
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