Escape from Pretoria - actors, characters and roles
All actors and their roles in the film "Escape from Pretoria"
Escape from Pretoria (2020)
Timing:
1:42 (102 min)
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Actors and characters
Daniel Webber
Character Stephen Lee
Mark Leonard Winter
Character Leonard
Len Firth
Character Vermeulen
Lliam Amor
Character Kitson
Adam Tuominen
Character Jeremy
PJ Oaten
Character Rabkin
Ratidzo Mambo
Character Daphne
Vuyo Loko
Character Potluck
Maris J. Caune
Character Loggie
Adam Ovadia
Character Van Wyk
Rory Walker
Character Walter
Genevieve Mooy
Character Marcia
Jeanette Cronin
Character Mary
Michael Kumnick
Character Escort
Sacha Peltier
Character Antoine
Nikki Fort
Character Lois
David Robson
Character Court Orderly
Paul Harvey
Character Detention Officer
Stephen Tongun
Character Taxi Driver
Terry Rogers
Character Jurgen
Rod Glenn
Character Political Prisoner #1
David Wilson
Character Political Prisoner #2
Mark Brady
Character Political Prisoner #3
Lenny Firth
Character Vermellen
What's left behind the scenes
- The film is based on the biographical book by Tim Jenkins “Inside Out: Escape from Pretoria Central Prison” – the story of Jenkins’ own escape and that of his accomplices from a maximum-security prison in Pretoria, where he was serving a sentence for terrorist activities fighting against apartheid. Tim Jenkins was present during filming and advised the actors and the film crew.
- The streets of Cape Town (South Africa), where the film’s action unfolds before the hero’s imprisonment, were filmed in Adelaide (Australia).
- In reality, the third escapee from the prison was Alex Mumbarys.
- The film features a chisel that Tim Jenkin actually used during his escape. He kept it and has now lent it to the filmmakers.
- The filmmakers had to work hard to fit everything into 105 minutes of screen time, but a particular emphasis was placed on the accuracy of the narrative.
- The film was shot on the 40th anniversary of the escape.
- Two suitable institutions – in the cities of Burra and Adelaide in South Australia – were used as the prison. Filming of visits inside the prison in Pretoria was done in Elizabeth, a suburb of Adelaide.
- Jenkins invented a new method of leaflet distribution based on an explosion similar to fireworks in 1975. This method was very effective – hundreds of leaflets with appeals were launched into the sky, attracting the attention of the crowd. He was convicted in 1978 to 12 years for inventing and repeatedly using leaflet bombs. He was quite skilled in carpentry as a child, so he independently made wooden copies of prison door keys, which allowed him to escape.
- The film is based on Tim Jenkins’ biographical book “Inside Out: Escape from Pretoria Central Prison” – the story of Jenkins’ own escape and that of his accomplices from a maximum-security prison in Pretoria, where he was serving a sentence for terrorist activities against apartheid. Tim Jenkins was present during filming and advised the actors and the filmmaking team.
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