''The Escape'' is a 1998 Canadian action TV movie directed by

Stuart Gillard Stuart Thomas Gillard (born April 28, 1950) is a Canadian film, writer, producer and television director. He is best known for directing the films '' Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III'' (1993) and '' RocketMan'' (1997). He also wrote and directe ...

starring

Patrick Dempsey Patrick Galen Dempsey (born January 13, 1966) is an American actor and race car driver. He is best known for his role as neurosurgeon Derek "McDreamy" Shepherd in ''Grey's Anatomy''. He had early success as an actor, starring in a number of fi ...

Plot

A falsely imprisoned young man attempts an escape from a prison work detail in Louisiana ten years later.

Cast

as Clayton * Brigitte Bako as Sarah *

Colm Feore Colm Joseph Feore (; born August 22, 1958) is a Canadian actor. A 15-year veteran of the Stratford Festival, he is known for his Gemini-winning turn as Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau in the CBC miniseries '' Trudeau'' (2002), his portrayal of G ...

as Hickman *

Vincent Gale Vincent Gale (born 6 March 1968) is a Scottish-born Canadian film and television actor, who won the Genie Award for Best Supporting Actor at the 2002 Genie Awards for his performance in the film ''Last Wedding''. Career Gale's other acting c ...

as Newby * Nathaniel DeVeaux as Moses * Gouchy Boy as Pooch *

Jason Gray-Stanford Jason Gray-Stanford (born May 19, 1970) is a Canadian film, television and voice actor. He is best known for playing Lieutenant Randy Disher in the Emmy, SAG and Golden Globe-winning TV program ''Monk'' and for voicing the role of Raditz in ''Dra ...

as Young Guard

Release

The film bears a 1994 copyright but it was not until 1998 that it aired on

The Movie Channel The Movie Channel (TMC) is an American premium television network owned by Showtime Networks, a subsidiary of Paramount Global operated through its Media Networks unit. The network's programming mainly features first-run theatrically released ...

and was then released on home video.

Home video

The film was released on VHS for home video release on October 13, 1998. It was later released for streaming on Netflix and Amazon Video.

References

External links

* 1998 films 1998 action films Action television films 1990s English-language films Films directed by Stuart Gillard Films scored by Loek Dikker Canadian television films English-language Canadian films Canadian action films Films set in Louisiana 1990s Canadian films {{Canada-tv-film-stub