Lucky Break

6.2 / 10

(31 votes)

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?

Country:

Germany,

United Kingdom,

United States of America

Genre:

Comedy,

Crime

Duration:

107 minutes

Year:

2001

Director:

Peter Cattaneo

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Company:

Lucky Break Productions,

Fragile Films,

Film4 Productions,

Senator Film,

Miramax,

Paramount Pictures

Cast:
James Nesbitt

James 'Jimmy' Hands

Olivia Williams

Annabel

Timothy Spall

Cliff

Christopher Plummer

Graham Mortimer

Bill Nighy

Roger

Crew:
Peter Cattaneo

Director

Stephen Fry

Book

Ronan Bennett

Writer

Alwin H. Küchler

Director of Photography

David Gamble

Editor