Project Detail

Maze

Synopsis

Based on the true story of the the 1983 escape by 38 prisoners from the HMP Maze high security prison in Northern Ireland during the Troubles.
Prisoner Larry Marley, the chief architect behind the break-out, strikes up a complex friendship with a prison warden prior to the escape.

Details

Year
2016
Type of project
Features
Director
Stephen Burke
Producer
Jane Doolan, Brendan J. Byrne
Screenwriter
Stephen Burke
Principal cast
Tom Vaughan-Lawlor, Barry Ward

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Ireland, UK coproduction

Mammoth Films (IE), Cyprus Avenue Films (UK) with support of The Irish Film Board (IE), Film Väst (SE), RTE (IE), and BAI (UK)

Sales Company

Visit Films

173 Richardson Street
Brooklyn
New York
NY 11222
USA

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