# Escape from New York (1981)

**German title:** Die Klapperschlange


**Genres:** Action, Sci-Fi

**Duration:** 99 min

**Age rating:** FSK 16

**IMDb:** [7.1](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082340/)

**Letterboxd:** [3.6](https://letterboxd.com/film/escape-from-new-york/)

**Rotten Tomatoes:** [Tomatometer: 85%, Popcornmeter: 77%](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1006717-escape_from_new_york)

## Description

In a dystopian 1997, a soldier-turned-bank robber is tasked with rescuing the U.S. President after he crashes into Manhattan, which has been turned into a giant maximum security prison.

## Details


**Director:** John Carpenter

**Cast:** Kurt Russell, Lee Van Cleef, Ernest Borgnine, Donald Pleasence, Isaac Hayes, Season Hubley, Harry Dean Stanton, Adrienne Barbeau, Tom Atkins, Charles Cyphers, Frank Doubleday, John Strobel

**Countries:** United Kingdom, United States

**Languages:** English

**Available versions:** OmU

**Open-air showtimes:** No

**Trailer:** [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqT09APfNKI)

## Showtimes in Munich in original language (OV, OmU, OmeU)

### 2026-06-20 (Saturday)

- **[City Kinos](/cinemas/200-city-kinos.md) (Ludwigsvorstadt):** [2026-06-20 21:45](https://www.city-kinos.de/en/films?sort=A-Z&date=2026-06-20&tab=daily)  (OmU)