Lucky Break (2001 film)

Lucky Break
UK quad poster
Directed byPeter Cattaneo
Written byRonan Bennett (screenplay)
Stephen Fry (lyrics)
Produced byPeter Cattaneo
Barnaby Thompson
Starring
CinematographyAlwin H. Küchler
Edited byDavid Gamble
Music byAnne Dudley
Production
companies
FilmFour Productions
Fragile Films
Senator Film
Distributed byFilmFour Distributors (United Kingdom)
Senator Filmverleih (Germany)
Paramount Pictures
Miramax Films (United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand)
Release dates
  • 24 August 2001 (2001-08-24) (UK)
  • 8 November 2001 (2001-11-08) (Germany)
  • 19 April 2002 (2002-04-19) (U.S.)
Running time
107 minutes
CountriesUnited Kingdom
Germany
United States
LanguageEnglish

Lucky Break is a 2001 crime comedy film directed by Peter Cattaneo and starring James Nesbitt. The film is a co-production between the United Kingdom, the United States, and Germany. It follows a group of prisoners who stage a musical as part of a plan to escape from jail.