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Escape Room (Original title)
Date: 2019 (Copyright)

Country: USA

Director: Adam Robitel

Synopsis: Six people receive an invitation to take part in an elaborate 'escape room' where they must solve a series of puzzles in order to receive a cash prize. It soon becomes apparent that the stakes are deadly however and they must use all their intelligence ade intution in order to outwit the sadistic games master.

Genre:
Thriller

Subjects:
Escapes, Games
Releases
Date: 04 January 2019Country: USARelease type: TheatricalFormat: Digital Cinema Package (DCP) - Colour - Sound - Dolby DigitalAspect ratio: 2.35:1Runtime: 100 mins Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: Columbia Pictures Corporation
Date: 01 February 2019Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: Digital Cinema Package (DCP) - Colour - Sound - Dolby DigitalAspect ratio: 2.35:1Runtime: 99 mins 30 secs - Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: Sony Pictures Releasing UK

Credits (73)
©: Columbia Pictures Industries Inc., Original Film, presents: Columbia Pictures, Produced with the assistance of the: Department of Trade and Industry, Executive Producer: Rebecca Rivo, Produced by: Neal H. Moritz, Produced by: Ori Marmur, Co-producer: Karina Rahardja, Line Producer: Donovan Roberts-Baxter, Unit Production Manager: Rebecca Rivo, Production Manager: Calvin Hayward, Production Co-ordinator: Jada Thwala, Financial Controller: Anne Ford, Hugh Barrett, Production Accountant: Gai Harvison-petzer, Location Manager: Deon Du Preez, 2nd Unit Director: Grant Hulley, First Assistant Director: Andre Weavind, 2nd Assistant Director: Robyn Glaser, Script Supervisor: Ria van Heerden, Casting by: Tamara Hunter, U.K. Casting by: Rose Wicksteed, Screenplay by: Bragi Schut, Maria Melnik, Story by: Bragi Schut, Director of Photography: Marc Spicer, 2nd Unit Director of Photography: Grant Appleton, A Camera Operator: Sarel Pretorius, B Camera Operator: Grant Appleton, Steadicam Operator: Sarel Pretorius, Digital Imaging Technician: Nigel Tompkins, Still Photographer: David Bloomer, Visual Effects Supervisor: Marc Bloch, Visual Effects Supervisor: Jeremy Hattingh, Visual Effects by: Black Ginger, Visual Effects by: VFX Files, Motif Studios, Additional Visual Effects by: Loco VFX, Additional Visual Effects by: Instinctual VFX, Additional Visual Effects by: Greenhaus GFX, Additional Visual Effects by: Mist VFX Studio, Additional Visual Effects by: Exceptional Minds, Mammal, Special Effects Supervisor: Max Poolman, Editor: Steve Mirkovich, Production Designer: Edward Thomas, Supervising Art Director: Mark Walker, Art Director: Malwande Sigabi, Art Director: Cecelia Van Straaten, Art Director: Wynand Smit, Art Department Co-ordinator: Cindy Sasman, Set Decorator: Tracy Perkins, Property Master: Kerry Von Lillienfeld, Construction Manager: Brendan Smithers, Costume Designer: Reza Levy, Costume Supervisor: Abigail Metcalfe, Makeup & Hair Designer: Simone Stubbs, Main Titles by: Greenhaus GFX, End Titles by: General Titles, Digital Colourist: Tom Reiser, Music by: Brian Tyler, John Carey, Production Mixer: Conrad Kühne, Re-recording Mixer: Tateum Kohut, Re-recording Mixer: Greg P. Russell, Supervising Sound Editor: Sean McCormack, Stunt Co-ordinator: Grant Hulley, Assistant Stunt Co-ordinator: Anneli Muller, Key Stunt Rigger: Dermot Brogan, Fight Choreographer: Grant Powell, Unit Publicist: Dezi Rorich, Digital Intermediate by: EFilm
Cast (12)
Taylor Russell (Zoey Davis), Logan Miller (Ben Miller), Deborah Anne Woll (Amanda Harper), Tyler Labine (Mike Nolan), Nik Dodani (Danny Khan), Jay Ellis (Jason Walker), Yorick Van Wageningen (games master WooTan Yu), Cornelius Geaney Jr (college professor), Russell Crous (Charlie, Jason's assistant), Bart Fouché (Gary, Ben's boss), Jessica Sutton (Allison, Zoey's roommate), Paul Hampshire (Hazmat One)