Escape from Pretoria (2020)

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PG-13
1h 46min
Action, Biography
06 Mar 2020 (USA)
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Based on the real-life prison break of two political captives, Escape From Pretoria is a race-against-time thriller set in the tumultuous apartheid days of South Africa.

Director:

Francis Annan

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Awards:

2 nominations.
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Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter) stars as Tim Jenkin, a real-life ANC activist who was branded a terrorist - and imprisoned - in Africa's maximum-security Pretoria prison in the late 1970's during Apartheid. Along with two fellow freedom fighters, played by Daniel Webber (The Punisher, The Dirt) and Mark Leonard Winter (The Dressmaker), 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.

Two South Africans, imprisoned for working on behalf of the ANC, determine to escape from the notorious Robben Island prison.

Still of Daniel Radcliffe in Escape from Pretoria (2020)

Still of Daniel Radcliffe and Daniel Webber (III) in Escape from Pretoria (2020)

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	Daniel Radcliffe	...	Tim Jenkin
	Daniel Webber	...	Stephen Lee
	Ian Hart	...	Denis Goldberg
	Mark Leonard Winter	...	Leonard Fontaine
	Nathan Page	...	Mongo
	Grant Piro	...	Schnepel
	Lenny Firth	...	Vermellen
	Lliam Amor	...	Kitson
	Adam Tuominen	...	Jeremy
	PJ Oaten	...	Rabkin
	Ratidzo Mambo	...	Daphne
	Vuyo Loko	...	Potluck
	Maris J. Caune	...	Loggie (as Maris J Caune)
	Adam Ovadia	...	Van Wyk
	Rory Walker	...	Walter
	Genevieve Mooy	...	Marcia
	Jeanette Cronin	...	Mary
	Stephen Hunter	...	Peter
	Terence Crawford	...	Judge
	Michael Kumnick	...	Escort
	Sacha Peltier	...	Antoine
	Nikki Fort	...	Lois
	Day Robson	...	Court Orderly
	Paul Harvey	...	Detention Officer
	Stephen Tongun	...	Taxi Driver
	Michelle Nightingale	...	Dentist
	Terry Rogers	...	Jurgen
	Rod Glen	...	Political Prisoner #1
	David Wilson	...	Political Prisoner #1
	Mark Brady	...	Political Prisoner #3
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Martin Ayles	...	Prison Guard (uncredited)
	Saxon Cordeaux	...	Guard (uncredited)
	Tim Jenkin	...	Prisoner (uncredited)

Directed by

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Francis Annan

Written by

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Francis Annan	...	(screenplay by) &
L.H. Adams	...	(screenplay by)

Tim Jenkin	...	(inspired by the book "Escape from Pretoria" by Tim Jenkin)

Karol Griffiths	...	(Story Development)

Produced by

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Michael Auret	...	executive producer (as Mike Auret)
David Barron	...	producer (produced by)
Brian Beckmann	...	executive producer
Mark Blaney	...	producer (produced by)
Philip Burgin	...	executive producer
Julie Byrne	...	line producer
Deepak Chugani	...	executive producer
Dilip Chugani	...	executive producer
Prakash Chugani	...	executive producer
Todd Fellman	...	executive producer
Jason Garrett	...	executive producer
Gary Hamilton	...	producer (produced by)
Kelly Hamilton	...	co-producer
Ryan Hamilton	...	executive producer
Oguzhan Koc	...	executive producer
Andrew Kotliar	...	executive producer
Michelle Krumm	...	producer (produced by)
Martin McCabe	...	executive producer
Bryce Menzies	...	executive producer
Andrew Phillips	...	executive producer
Roger Savage	...	executive producer
Jackie Sheppard	...	producer (produced by)
Mick Southworth	...	executive producer
Ying Ye	...	executive producer
Elizabeth Zavoyskiy	...	executive producer

Music by

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David Hirschfelder

Cinematography by

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Geoffrey Hall

Editing by

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Nick Fenton

Editorial Department

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Cj Dobson	...	colorist
Alexandra Doering	...	post producer
Gemila Iezzi	...	post producer
John Kerron	...	on-line editor
Tim Morton	...	conform editor
Daniel Newfield	...	first assistant editor

Casting By

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Louise Mitchell	...	(as Lou Mitchell)
Nanw Rowlands

Production Design by

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Scott Bird

Art Direction by

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Erica Ockenden

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(as Erica Brien)

Set Decoration by

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Lisa Brennan

Costume Design by

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Mariot Kerr

Makeup Department

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Karen Gower	...	hair/makeup artist
Gail Kane	...	key hair stylist / key makeup artist
Marion Lee	...	hair/makeup artist
Fiona Rees-Jones	...	hair designer / makeup designer

Production Management

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Barry Lanfranchi	...	post-production supervisor
Carly Maple	...	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Shannon Crotty	...	second assistant director
Brad Lanyon	...	first assistant director
Waeel Nassereddine	...	third assistant director (as Wayne Nassereddine)

Art Department

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Rebecca Annan	...	storyboard artist
Scott Ashenden	...	construction foreman
Jolyon Auri	...	Armoury painter / Props Painter
Maria Constantinides	...	art clearance
Robyn Cunneen	...	set finisher
Abigail Drummond	...	Brush Hand
Annalisa Francesca	...	set dresser
Shona Hannagan	...	brush hand
Paul Howe	...	art department assistant
Jonathon Hyde-Neary	...	set dresser
Aidan Jackson-Drewett	...	art department runner
Lewis Kennedy	...	art department assistant
Leeth Keough	...	set construction
Carl Liebeknecht	...	greensman
Marney McKenna	...	property master
Sophie Morgan	...	props assistant
Laura Ockenden	...	art department coordinator
Geoffrey Tarr	...	props
Marshall Tearle	...	prop maker
Daniel Willis	...	graphic designer

Sound Department

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Jamie Branquinho	...	adr mixer
Dylan Burgess	...	sound effects editor
Alex Francis	...	foley engineer
Chris Goodes	...	re-recording mixer / sound designer / supervising sound editor
Owen Grieve	...	mix assistant
Ihor Kaniuk	...	re-recording mixer
Des Kenneally	...	sound recordist
Carlos Manrique Clavijo	...	adr recordist
Mike Moran	...	adr engineer
Aimee Mullins	...	second boom operator
Glenn Newnham	...	supervising dialogue editor
Liesl Pieterse	...	adr recordist
Nick Steele	...	boom operator
Lee Yee	...	sound effects editor
Michael Zachariou	...	foley editor

Special Effects by

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John Sanderson

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special effects supervisor

Visual Effects by

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John Kerron	...	visual effects artist
Barry Lanfranchi	...	visual effects supervisor
Rui Li	...	visual effects artist
Leath Mattner	...	visual effects artist
Joel Plunkett	...	visual effects artist

Stunts

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Daisy Fryer	...	stunt performer
Aidan Gillett	...	stunt performer
Johnny Hallyday	...	safety supervisor

Camera and Electrical Department

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Bayley Broome-Peake	...	first assistant camera: 'B' camera
Tim Carlier	...	grip
Thomas Clark	...	lighting technician
Maxx Corkindale	...	camera operator: 'B' Camera
Chris Daniels	...	dit and video operator
Sam Dawson	...	grip assistant
Peter Giuliani	...	lighting technician
Joey McQuade	...	Drone cinematographer / second assistant "a" camera
Bonnie Paku	...	second assistant camera: 'B' camera
Richard Rees-Jones	...	gaffer
Ian Routledge	...	Stills Photographer
Dave Smith	...	best boy
John Smith	...	key grip
Mike Smith	...	grip
Keir Suggett	...	A Cam 1st Assistant Camera

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Jolyon Auri	...	Costume Art Finisher
Theo Benton	...	set costumer
Samantha Edwards van Gyen	...	costume assistant
Oliver Hamlyn	...	costume assistant / wardrobe assistant
Olivia Iacobelli	...	costume supervisor
Lachy Lang	...	costume standby
Martha Meline	...	costume assistant standby
Kate O'Boyle	...	costume assistant

Location Management

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Kahli Gaskin	...	location coordinator
Peter Lawless	...	location manager

Music Department

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Lachlan Carrick	...	scoring mixer
Ross Cockle	...	score recording engineer
Graham Foote	...	orchestrator: Jigsaw Music
Robin Gray	...	Score Recording Engineer

Script and Continuity Department

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Karol Griffiths	...	story development
Chris O'Connell	...	script supervisor

Additional Crew

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Helen Ackrill	...	For Pavilion Acquisitions Limited
Jodie Adams	...	Extras Casting Assistant
Marco Angele	...	legals
Shelly Bancroft	...	acquisition consultant
Adam Beasley	...	finance legal
Jean Brown	...	For Pavilion Acquisitions Limited
Maria Constantinides	...	clearance
Sarah Foale	...	production runner
Heather Foster	...	audio description narrator
Anastasia Garrett	...	advisory services
Sam Gower	...	lugger/loader
Johnny Hallyday	...	stunt coordinator
Scott Hegarty	...	Greensman
Lou Henry	...	first assistant accountant
Jace Hooper	...	catering assistant
Novika Ishar	...	finance legal
Emma Marshall	...	production coordinator
Alex Martin	...	consultant
Bonnie McBride	...	producer attachment
Mark McGowan	...	unit publicist
Ellie McMahon	...	medical crew: paramedic
Nicholle McMurtrie	...	post production accountant (as Nicholle Leahy)
Bryce Menzies	...	legals
Odilla O'Boyle	...	legals
Henry Orozco	...	production assistant
Matt Pearson	...	producer's assistant: Todd Fellman
David Peck	...	consultant
Joe Rayner	...	accounts
David Rogers	...	executive producer
Isabelle Scott	...	production assistant
Marcus Searancke	...	business affairs
Trudy Talbot	...	production accountant
Stuart Talman	...	foreign currency hedging: Xe Money
Tanya Thanadpojanamart	...	distribution services
Alena Walker	...	film acquisitions coordinator

Thanks

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Cynthia De Souza

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special thanks

Production Companies

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Footprint Films (a production of)
Beagle Pug Films (a production of)
MEP Capital (presented by)
Momentum Films (presented by)
Hamilton Entertainment (presented by)
Arclight Films (in association with)
Particular Crowd (in association with)
Spier Films (in association with)
Enriched Media Group (in association with)
Premiere Picture (in association with)

Distributors

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Batrax Entertainment (2019) (Non-US) (multi-territory)
GEM Entertainment (2020) (Non-US) (multi-territory)
At Entertainment (2020) (Japan) (theatrical)
Cinecolor Films (2020) (Brazil) (theatrical) (as Cinecolor Films)
Cinépolis Distribución (2020) (Mexico) (theatrical)
Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2020) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
Kinepolis Film Distribution (KFD) (2020) (Belgium) (theatrical)
Shaw Organisation (2020) (Singapore) (theatrical)
Films4You (2020) (Portugal)
Front Row Filmed Entertainment (2020) (United Arab Emirates) (Middle East, North Africa and Iran)
Inopia Films (2020) (Spain)
Koch Films (2020) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
Koch Films (2020) (Germany) (DVD)
Mis. Label (2020) (Finland) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
Momentum Pictures (2019) (United States)
Signature Entertainment (2020) (United Kingdom)
Studio Distribution Services (SDS) (2021) (United States) (Blu-ray) (through) (Daniel Radcliffe Collection)
Studio Distribution Services (SDS) (2021) (United States) (DVD) (through) (Daniel Radcliffe Collection)
TNT Latin America (2020) (Argentina) (tv)
Top Film Distribution (2020) (Ukraine)
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2020) (United States) (Blu-ray)
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2020) (United States) (DVD)
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2021) (United States) (Blu-ray) (Daniel Radcliffe Collection)
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2021) (United States) (DVD) (Daniel Radcliffe Collection)

Special Effects

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Other Companies

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Cowan, DeBates, Abrahams & Sheppard (finance legal)
Fintage CAM (collection account management)
GBF Capital (finance)
Katrina Wan PR (film publicist)
Visual Data Media Services (digital asset servicing)

Storyline

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Plot Summary	Plot Synopsis
Plot Keywords	apartheid south-africa 1970s pretoria-south-africa equal-rights See All (72) »
Taglines	Survival is key. Freedom is victory. See more »
Genres	Action Biography Crime Mystery Thriller
Parents Guide	View content advisory »
Certification	Argentina:13 Australia:M Brazil:12 Brazil:14 Canada:G (Quebec) Costa Rica:12+ Egypt:Not Rated (DVD rating) Finland:K-12 France:10 Germany:12 Indonesia:13+ Israel:ALL Italy:VM12 (self-applied) Japan:G Mexico:B Netherlands:12 New Zealand:M Norway:12 (VOD) Poland:16 (TV rating) Portugal:M/14 Singapore:PG South Korea:12 Spain:16 Sweden:15 Taiwan:PG-12 Turkey:13+ United Kingdom:12A United States:PG-13 United Arab Emirates:Not Rated (self-applied) Vietnam:C13

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Also Known As	Flucht aus Pretoria (Germany) Fuga de Pretoria (Spain) Fuga de Pretòria (Spain, Catalan title) 逃离比勒陀利亚 (China, Mandarin title) Побег из Претории (Russia) See more »
Runtime	106 min
Official Sites	Official SAFC Media Release Official site SAFC News 2019 SAFC News 2020 Signature Entertainment South Australian Film Corporation Spier Films Universal Pictures New Release Announcement
Country	United Kingdom Australia United States South Africa Germany
Language	English French Afrikaans
Color	Color
Aspect Ratio	1.33 : 1 (one scene) See more »
Filming Locations	Adelaide, South Australia, Australia See more »

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross

$4,168,774

Did You Know?

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Trivia	The chisel used at Door 10 in the film is the actual chisel used in the escape. Tim Jenkin had kept it through the years and lent it to the production. See more »
Goofs	When Tim and Leonard exit from hiding in the storage closet, the closet door is left ajar. A few minutes later when Leonard is checking for the guard, a shot of the staircase shows the closet door closed. When Tim and Leonard return to hide, the closet door is ajar again. See more »
Movie Connections	Referenced in Escape from Pretoria: Cast Interviews (2020). See more »
Quotes	Denis Goldberg: Don't run away, stay and fight! Tim Jenkin: [holds up a key] This is how we fight! See more »

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