Lucky Break
Lucky Break
Release: 2001-08-24
·Runtime: 107m
·★ 6.1
Comedy
Crime
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?
Production Countries
Germany
United Kingdom
United States of America
Production Companies
Lucky Break Productions
Fragile Films
Film4 Productions
Senator Film
Miramax
Paramount Pictures
Cast
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
Peter McNamara
as Ward
Ram John Holder
as Old Billy Morris
Julian Barratt
as Paul Dean
Frank Harper
as John Toombes
Andy Linden
as Kenny
Georgie Glen
as Audience Member
Crew
Peter Cattaneo
Director
Stephen Fry
Book
Alwin H. Küchler
Director of Photography
Andy Bradford
Stunt Coordinator
Richard Bradshaw
Stunts
Charles Jarman
Stunt Double
Anne Dudley
Original Music Composer
Roger Tooley
Steadicam Operator
Peter Cattaneo
Producer
Barnaby Thompson
Producer
Paul Webster
Executive Producer