Question 1

What real-life artifact from the actual escape was used in the film?

Accepted Answer

The chisel used at Door 10 in the film is the actual chisel used in the escape, lent to the production by Tim Jenkin.

Question 2

How did the real Tim Jenkin contribute to the film beyond inspiring it?

Accepted Answer

Tim Jenkin, who took part in the escape, has a cameo as a prisoner, seen sitting alongside Daniel Radcliffe at 36m39s into the film.

Question 3

What happened to the warden on duty the night of the escape after the event?

Accepted Answer

Sergeant Vermeulen was put on trial in May 1980 for aiding the escape, but Stephen Lee's sworn statement and inconsistencies in Vermeulen's confession led to his acquittal.

Question 4

Which locations in South Australia were used to portray Pretoria Prison?

Accepted Answer

Two South Australian jails—Redruth Gaol in Burra and Old Adelaide Gaol in Adelaide—portrayed the prison, with interiors shot at the Old Holden Car Factory in Elizabeth.

Question 5

What is the central conflict in 'Escape from Pretoria' based on the synopsis?

Accepted Answer

In 1978 South Africa, white political activists Tim Jenkin and Stephen Lee, imprisoned by the apartheid regime, plan an escape from Pretoria Prison.

Escape from Pretoria

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