Lucky Break (2001)
Synopsis
Half-way through his 12-year prison sentence for an incompetent armed robbery, Jimmy Hands gets a lucky break: he's transferred to a prison from which he can probably escape. He convinces the governor to stage a musical in an old chapel next to the prison's outer wall. He rounds up volunteer actors and puts his escape plan into production. Two other barriers, besides the wall, confront him: the arrival of a nasty inmate, John Toombes, who insists on joining the escape, and Jimmy's feelings of attraction for Anabel, a social worker who agrees to appear in the play. Opening night approaches: is this Jimmy's breakout performance?
Release Date: 2001-08-24
Runtime: 107 minutes
Director: Peter Cattaneo
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- James Nesbitt as James 'Jimmy' Hands
- Olivia Williams as Annabel
- Timothy Spall as Cliff
- Christopher Plummer as Graham Mortimer
- Bill Nighy as Roger
- Lennie James as Rudy
- Ron Cook as Perry
- Peter Wight as George Barratt
- Celia Imrie as Amy
- Raymond Waring as Darren
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