Escape from Pretoria is a 2020 Australian thriller film co-written and directed by Francis Annan, based on the real-life prison escape by three political prisoners in South Africa in 1979, starring Daniel Radcliffe and Daniel Webber. It is based on the 2003 book Inside Out: Escape from Pretoria Prison by Tim Jenkin, one of the escapees. It was filmed in Adelaide, South Australia, in early 2019, both on location in the city and suburbs and in the Glenside studios of the South Australian Film Corporation.
| Director | Francis Annan |
| Produced by | Mark Blaney, Jackie Sheppard, David Barron, Michelle Krumm, Gary Hamilton |
| Writer(s) | Francis Annan, L.H. Adams |
| Starring | Daniel Radcliffe, Daniel Webber, Ian Hart, Mark Leonard Winter |
| Music | David Hirschfelder |
| Cinematography | Geoffrey Hall |
| Edited by | Nick Fenton |
| Distributed by | Signature Entertainment |
| Released | March 06, 2020 (United Kingdom) |
| Running time | 106 minutes |
| Country | Australia, South Africa |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $2.4 million |
About Escape from Pretoria
Two South African men set out to escape from the notorious Pretoria Prison after being incarcerated for working with the African National Congress. The film was directed by Francis Annan.
Achievement of Escape from Pretoria
The movie was filmed on location in Adelaide, South Australia. It premiered at the Adelaide Film Festival in 2020.
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Latest information about Escape from Pretoria updated on July 28 2021.
