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2020 | DIRECTED BY FRANCIS ANNAN

Escape From Pretoria

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Escape From Pretoria
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Movie Stats
Year
2020
Runtime
 106 minutes (1 hr 46 mins)
Select Cast
Daniel Radcliffe
Daniel Webber
Ian Hart
Nathan Page
Ratidzo Mambo
Mark Leonard Winter
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No of ratings:
2
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First viewed:
2nd Mar 2020
Last viewed:
13th Mar 2026
Total views:
205
Release Dates
US release date
 US release
6th March 2020
6 years 7 months 26 days ago
Total Grosses
United Kingdom Flag
UK total gross
  £10.4 Thousand
Global Flag
Global total gross
  $3.2 Million
Cinema Tickets Sold
United Kingdom Flag
UK tickets sold
1,546 aprox.
Global Flag
Global tickets sold
535,385 aprox.
Box Office Breakdown
UK Box Office
  • Released: 6th Mar '20
  • Debut position: 25
  • Highest position: 25
  • Debut gross: £7.2 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 2
US Box Office
  • Release: No US cinema release.
Global Box Office
  • Release: 1st Jan '70
  • Debut weekend: 8th May '20
  • Debut position: 2
  • Highest position: 1
  • Debut gross: $136.3 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 8
Directed by
francis annan Francis Annan
Starring
francis annanDaniel RadcliffeTim Jenkin
Daniel WebberStephen Lee
Ian HartDenis Goldberg
Nathan PageMongo
Ratidzo MamboDaphne
Mark Leonard WinterLeonard Fontaine
Stephen HunterPeter Jenkin
Jeanette CroninMary Jenkin
Adam TuominenJeremy Cronin
Adam OvadiaVan Zadelhoff
Paul HarveyPrison Warden
Martin AylesPrison Guard
David WilsonPolitical Prisoner
PJ OatenDavid Rabkin
Lenny FirthVermellen
Lliam AmorDavid Kitson
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Movie story - Escape From Pretoria
Two white South Africans imprisoned for working on behalf of the African National Congress (ANC), determine to escape from the notorious white man's `Robben Island', Pretoria Prison.Two white South Africans imprisoned for working on behalf of the African National Congress (ANC), determine to escape from the notorious white man's `Robben Island', Pretoria Prison.
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UK Box Office Info
Highest Place
25
Weeks top 15
0
Total weeks
2
Total UK Gross:
£10,433
UK Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
Escape From Pretoria
6 Mar 2020
25N
£7,184
£7,184
13 Mar 2020
43▼
£929
£10,433

* Box office information before 1997 is continually being researched by our team and can be innacurate.

North American Box Office Chart History
We have no info on the North American box office for this movie.

* Box office information before 1997 is continually being researched by our team and can be innacurate.

Global Box Office Info
Highest Place
1
Weeks at No.1
1
Weeks top 15
3
Total Weeks
8
Total Global Gross:
$3,158,774
Global Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
8 May 2020
2N
$136,250
$136,250
29 May 2020
1N
$184,744
$1,205,045
5 Jun 2020
8▼
$132,134
$1,454,370
12 Jun 2020
47▼
$40,434
$1,510,398
31 Jul 2020
31N
$83,901
$1,763,538
7 Aug 2020
34▼
$69,331
$1,893,499
28 Aug 2020
53N
$22,723
$2,255,656
10 Jun 2022
20N
$660,000
$3,158,774

* Box office information befroe 2018 for global figures is continually being researched and hence is not complete and can be innacurate.

Global Box Office Release Breakdown
No global box office info
Box Office Standings: All-Time Top-Grossing Rankings
UK total gross: £10,433
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News from around the web
Escape from Pretoria review – Daniel Radcliffe restages ANC prison break  The Guardian Wed, 4th March 2020

Escape from Pretoria  Film Review Daily Sat, 26th September 2020

Escape from Pretoria review - fun but facile prison-break drama  The Arts Desk Wed, 4th March 2020

Escape From Pretoria Review  Empire Tue, 3rd March 2020

ESCAPE FROM PRETORIA: A Prison Break Film Isolated From a Deeper Context  cinapse.net Fri, 3rd April 2026

Escape from Pretoria 2020, directed by Francis Annan | Film review  Time Out Worldwide Mon, 2nd March 2020

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