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ERA
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38 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
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Cast
Steven Berkoff
Jack McFarland
Paul Freeman
Ronald Biggs
Peter Firth
Clive Ingram
Florinda Bolkan
Stella
Desmond Llewelyn
Commissioner Ingram
José Wilker
Salo
Zezé Motta
Rita
Breno Moroni
Gil
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Lech Majewski
- Writers
- Ronald Biggs, Julia Frankel, Lech Majewski
- Languages
- English, Polish
- Countries
- Brazil, Poland, Switzerland, United Kingdom
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Polish.
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WORLD
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International production across 4 countries: Brazil, Poland, Switzerland, United Kingdom.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Lech Majewski, shot by George Mooradian. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Luciano Perrone. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Darren Kloomok shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Steven Berkoff and Paul Freeman and Peter Firth carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "Britain's most wanted man is back.".
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Lech Majewski directs. George Mooradian behind the camera. Luciano Perrone scores. Darren Kloomok cuts. Produced in Brazil, Poland, Switzerland, United Kingdom. Dialogue in English, Polish.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 138 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Polish.
- 3International production across 4 countries: Brazil, Poland, Switzerland, United Kingdom.
- 4Directed by Lech Majewski, shot by George Mooradian. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Original score by Luciano Perrone. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 6Editor Darren Kloomok shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 7Steven Berkoff and Paul Freeman and Peter Firth carry the top of the cast.
- 8Marketing tagline: "Britain's most wanted man is back.".
- 9IMDB entry: tt0098651 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 10Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- George Mooradian
- Original score
- Luciano Perrone
- Editing
- Darren Kloomok
- Costume design
- Carlos Prieto
- Makeup / hair
- Anna Van Steen
- Runtime
- 104 min · 1h 44m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- R
- IMDB rating
- 5.6/10 · 117 votes
- MPAA
- R
Also by
Lech Majewski
Production companies
Who made it
- SA
Samba Corporation
- MU
Mult Media AG
Key crew
- ProducerMark Slater
- EditorDarren Kloomok
- ProducerJuliusz Kossakowski
- Art DirectionÓscar Ramos
- Executive ProducerMichael Lunderskov
- Executive ProducerLech Majewski
- Executive ProducerKlaus Pagh
- CastingCelestia Fox
- Costume DesignCarlos Prieto
- Makeup ArtistAnna Van Steen
- Executive ProducerEddie Egloff
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- rio de janeiro
- exile
- biography
- prison escape
- fugitive
- train robbery
- 1960s
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1988-01-01R
Also known as
International titles
- Prisioneiro do RioBR
