May 28, 1982
94 min
Full-HD

The Escape Artist (1982)

The young and self-confident Danny bluffs at the local police-station that he will escape from prison within an hour. What follows is a flashback showing his childhood with his uncle and aunt, who are 'vaudeville'-artists themselves.

Category

Comedy Crime Drama

Country

United States of America

Companies

American Zoetrope

Raúl Juliá

Stu Quiñones

Griffin O'Neal

Danny Masters

Desi Arnaz

Mayor Leon Quiñones

Teri Garr

Arlene

Joan Hackett

Aunt Sibyl

Gabriel Dell

Uncle Burke

John P. Ryan

Vernon

E. G. Daily

Sandra

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