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Pako Absolomista ()

No Escape (original title)
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A soldier convicted for murdering his commanding officer is dumped and left to die on a prison island inhabited by two camps of convicts.
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Robbins
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The Father
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Marek
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Casey
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Stephano
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Killian
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King
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Dysart
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Warden
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Hawkins
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Iceman
Brian M. Logan ...
Scab
Cheuk-Fai Chan ...
Skull
Machs Colombani ...
Ratman
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Cellmate
Stephen Shanahan ...
Screaming Inmate
Dominic Bianco ...
Ralph
Justin Monjo ...
Technician # 1
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Technician # 2
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NCO
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Biker (as Ron Vreekin)
Scott Lowe ...
Skinhead
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Outsider # 2
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Sleeping Sentry
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Hotel Guard # 1
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Hotel Guard # 2
Vic Wilson ...
Military Officer
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Prison Guard
James Richards ...
Executioner (as Jim Richards)
Wilfred Woodrow ...
Bola Thrower
Greg Robinson ...
Spiked Log Tree Man
Paul Witton ...
Knife Thrower
Steven Spinaze ...
Chopper Co-Pilot
Serge Dekin ...
Chopper Pilot
Ric Herbert ...
Insider
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Insider (uncredited)
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Prison Guard (uncredited)
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Forest Tribesman (uncredited)
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Marek Gang Member (uncredited)
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Weed (uncredited)

Directed by

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Martin Campbell

Written by

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Richard Herley ... (novel "The Penal Colony")
 
Michael Gaylin ... (screenplay) and
Joel Gross ... (screenplay)

Produced by

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James Eastep ... co-producer
Jake Eberts ... executive producer
Gale Anne Hurd ... producer
Michael R. Joyce ... co-producer

Music by

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Graeme Revell

Cinematography by

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Phil Meheux ... director of photography

Editing by

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Terry Rawlings

Editorial Department

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Trevor Collins ... negative cutter
Tim Grover ... first assistant editor
Al Hansen ... laboratory technical liaison
Bob Jeffery ... color timer
Caroline Scott ... assistant editor

Casting By

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Pam Dixon ... (as Pam Dixon Mickelson)

Production Design by

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Allan Cameron

Art Direction by

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Ian Gracie

Set Decoration by

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Lesley Crawford

Costume Design by

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Norma Moriceau

Makeup Department

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Jason Baird ... hair assistant / makeup assistant
Maggie Fung ... hair assistant (as Margaret Rose Singh) / makeup assistant (as Margaret Rose Singh)
Ziggy Golden ... hairdresser (as Jan Zeigenbein [Ziggy])
Cassie Hanlon ... makeup artist
Bob McCarron ... prosthetic makeup designer
Wizzy Molineaux ... hair assistant (as Clea [Wizzy] Molineaux) / makeup assistant (as Clea [Wizzy] Molineaux)
Sonja Smuk ... makeup artist
Lesley Vanderwalt ... hair designer / makeup designer
Paul Williams ... hairdresser
Peter Woodward ... hair assistant: second unit / makeup assistant: second unit

Production Management

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Betsy Beers ... executive in charge of production
Colleen Clarke ... production supervisor
David Gale ... executive in charge of production
Tony Winley ... production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Guy Campbell ... third assistant director
Carolynne Cunningham ... first assistant director: second unit (as Caro Cunningham)
Colin Fletcher ... first assistant director
Nikki Long ... second assistant director
John Martin ... first assistant director: second unit
James McTeigue ... second second assistant director
Conrad E. Palmisano ... second unit director
Tom Read ... second assistant director: second unit
Cameron Watt ... third assistant director

Art Department

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Peta Black ... set finisher
Garth Croft ... set builder
Kim Darby ... draughtsperson (as Kim Darby Ihnatko)
Beverley Dunn ... set dresser
Greg Hajdu ... construction coordinator: gold coast
Pete Hill ... carpenter
Paul Hilton ... set painter
Juliette Horgan ... props
Steve Leslie ... set builder
Billy Malcolm ... scenic artist
Mick Owen ... construction labourer
Ray Pedler ... scenic artist
John Pryce-Jones ... assistant art director
John Rann ... construction manager
David Russell ... sketch artist
Amanda Sallybanks ... art department co-ordinator (as Amanda Selling)
Dennis Smith ... construction supervisor
Gregg Thomas ... greens supervisor
Chris Courtois ... model maker (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Roy Baker ... foley artist
Ian Grant ... sound recordist: second unit
Graham V. Hartstone ... re-recording mixer
John Iles ... stereo sound consultant: Dolby
Jack T. Knight ... foley artist
Peter Lacey ... foley mixer
Nicolas Le Messurier ... re-recording mixer
Beryl Mortimer ... foley artist
Bob Risk ... foley editor
Jim Shields ... sound designer
Brian Williams ... sound designer
Sandy Buchanan ... post-production sound assistant (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Steve Courtley ... special effects
Brian Cox ... special effects supervisor
Paul Gorrie ... special effects
David Hardie ... special effects coordinator
Brian Pearce ... special effects
Roger Porteous ... special effects assistant
Matt Sloan ... special effects crew
Bruce Snape ... special effects assistant
Walter Van Veenendaal ... special effects
Ben Walker ... special effects crew
David Young ... special effects
Ben Walker ... special effects technician (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

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Nicholas Brooks ... visual effects artist
Paddy Eason ... digital effects designer: CFC
Elaine Edford ... visual effects
Jenny Fulle ... visual effects producer
Brian Hanable ... digital effects artist
Pete Hanson ... studio manager: CFC
John Paszkiewicz ... camera assistant
Amy Pawlowski ... visual effects editor
Mark A. Shelton ... visual effects director of photography
Dennis Skotak ... visual effects director of photography
Robert Skotak ... visual effects supervisor
Joel Steiner ... miniature mechanical effects
Jim Towler ... miniature supervisor
John N. Campbell ... digital artist (uncredited)
Craig Chandler ... optical camera (uncredited)

Stunts

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Shea Adams ... stunt performer
Ric Anderson ... stunts
Kenny Bates ... high fall stunt performer / technical stunt rigging (as Kenneth Bates)
Kerry Blakeman ... stunts
Greg Blandy ... stunt double: Ernie Hudson
Nick Brett ... stunt rigging assistant
Phil Brock ... stunts (as Phil Brook)
Spike Cherrie ... stunt double: Brian M. Logan
Lou Cifuentes ... stunts
Mick Corrigan ... stunts
Brett Craft ... stunt double: Ray Liotta
Harry Dakanalis ... stunts
Dar Davies ... stunts
Mitch Deans ... stunts
Collin Dragsbaek ... stunts (as Colin Dragsbalk)
Chris Durand ... stunt rigging assistant
Sam Elia ... stunt performer
Brian Ellison ... stunts
Scotty Gregory ... stunt performer
Ray Jones ... stunts
Bernard Ledger ... stunt double: Michael Lerner (as Bernie Ledger) / stunt supervisor
Zeljko Loncar ... stunt performer
Phil Meacham ... stunts
Steve Morris ... stunt performer
George Novak ... stunt double: Stuart Wilson
Graeme O'Connell ... stunt double: Kevin J. O'Connor
Grant Page ... stunts
Conrad E. Palmisano ... stunt coordinator
Peter Pedrero ... stunts: additional photography
Paul Phillips ... stunt performer
Brett Praed ... stunts (as Brett Praid)
Greg Robinson ... stunts
Josef Schwaiger ... stunts
Greg Skipper ... stunts
Glenn Suter ... stunts
Darko Tuscan ... stunts (as Darko Tuskan)
Mick Van Moorsel ... stunt double: Kevin Dillon (as Michael Van Moorsel) / stunt double: Lance Henriksen (as Michael Van Moorsel)
Don Vaughn ... stunts (as Don Vaughan)
John Walton ... stunts
Greg Blandy ... stunts (uncredited)
Derek Brassell ... stunt performer (uncredited)
Nick Brett ... utility stunts (uncredited)
Brad Buckley ... stunts (uncredited)
George Novak ... stunts (uncredited)
Graeme O'Connell ... stunts (uncredited)
Mick Van Moorsel ... stunts (uncredited)
Gordon Waddell ... stunt performer (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Brian Bansgrove ... gaffer
Steve Bruce ... gaffer: Gold Coast second unit
Dean Bryan ... best boy: second unit
Colin Chase ... best boy
Toby Copping ... best boy grip
Katrina Crook ... focus puller: second unit
Simon Hammond ... clapper loader: second unit
Chris Hobbs ... clapper loader: Main Unit
Frank Hruby ... second assistant camera
Greg Hunter ... helicopter camera operator
Ian Jones ... steadicam operator
Leigh Mackenzie ... focus puller
Peter McDougall ... underwater camera operator
David Nichols ... key grip
Jem Rayner ... assistant camera
Matt Slattery ... gaffer: second unit
Jim Townley ... still photographer
David Wakeley ... director of photography: second unit

Casting Department

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Naomi Yoelin ... casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Robyn Elliott ... set costumer (as Robyn Elliot)
Meg Gordon ... costume buyer
Paula Ryan ... wardrobe supervisor

Location Management

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Murray Boyd ... location manager

Music Department

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Dick Bernstein ... music editor
Keith Grant ... score engineer / score mixer
Nat Peck ... musician assembler
Tim Simonec ... conductor / orchestrator
Philip Tallman ... assistant music editor
Brian Williams ... music designer

Script and Continuity Department

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Jenny Quigley ... script supervisor: second unit
Pamela Willis ... script supervisor

Transportation Department

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Tic Carroll ... transportation manager

Additional Crew

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Peter Arena ... stand-in
John Bowring ... armorer
Sean Broughton ... graphic effects
Geoff Butler ... stand-in
David Chevalier ... helicopter pilot: Hawaii
Dominique Cissie ... stand-in
Tom Coltraine ... safety supervisor: second unit
Jennie Crowley ... production coordinator
Peter Culpan ... safety supervisor
Dennis Davidson ... publicity campaign
Napoleon Doolah ... stand-in
Mark Gainford ... animal handler
Pauline Hume ... title designer
Steve Jenkins ... stand-in
Karen Jones ... production assistant
Brendon Kane ... stand-in
Willy Karfna ... stand-in
Alan Lasky ... graphic effects
Terry Lee ... helicopter pilot: Australia
John Plunkett ... stand-in
Graham Reimers ... animal handler
Jacquie Robertson ... unit nurse
Christine Robson ... production accountant
Jennifer Scott ... production coordinator: second unit
Fiona Searson ... unit publicist
Garry Steinberger ... stand-in
Paul van Arken ... stand-in
Rik Walters ... production assistant

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

Robbins is sentenced to prison for the assassination of his general officer, a prison you leave only when you die. Since nobody ever leaves the prison, nobody knows what the prison is like. The prison manager realizes this and buys himself an island playground called "Absolom," where the worst prisoners are free to create an isolated barbaric society, and where the strongest men rule...a living hell. Robbins is sent to Absolom after he almost kills the prison manager. Written by dmcgar2@yahoo.com

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Taglines No guards. No walls. No escape. See more »
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Also Known As
  • The Prison Colony (United States)
  • The Penal Colony (United States)
  • No Escape from the Penal Colony (United Kingdom)
  • Absolom 2022 (France)
  • Flucht aus Absolom (Germany)
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Runtime
  • 118 min
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Box Office

Budget $20,000,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia Ernie Hudson said that he took the role of Hawkins because he wanted to get as far away from civilization as he could following the making of the film The Crow (1994) and the death of its star, Brandon Lee. See more »
Goofs When Dysart hands Robbins a pair of Molotov Cocktails, he says they were invented by a man named "Sergei Molotov". This is, in fact, incorrect. The Molotov Cocktail was first used in the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) before actually gaining this name in the Winter War (1939) between Finland and the Soviet Union. The Finns used this incendiary weapon to great effect against the Soviets and gave it the name the "Molotov Cocktail" as an insult directed towards the Soviet foreign minister, Vyacheslav Molotov. No one named Sergei was involved in the making of the weapon. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in When a Man Loves a Woman/PCU/With Honors/No Escape/The Favor (1994). See more »
Soundtracks Boogie Shoes See more »
Quotes Warden: Was there something you wanted to add?
Robbins: Don't ever turn your back on me again.
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