---
title: 'No Way Out (1987)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Roger Donaldson'
released: '1987-08-14'
runtime_minutes: 113
genres:
  - 'Action'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/no-way-out-1987'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093640/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# No Way Out (1987)

1987 · 113 min · Action, Crime · United States


## Synopsis

No Way Out is a 1987 American neo-noir crime thriller film, directed by Roger Donaldson and written by Robert Garland based on the 1946 Kenneth Fearing novel The Big Clock. It stars Kevin Costner as Tom Farrell, a naval officer who enters a romantic relationship with Susan Atwell, the mistress of Secretary of Defense David Brice. Will Patton, Howard Duff, George Dzundza, Jason Bernard, Fred Thompson and Iman appear in supporting roles. No Way Out is the third film to be based on Fearing's novel, after The Big Clock (1948) and Police Python 357 (1976).

## Credits

- **Director:** [Roger Donaldson](https://cinepixo.com/people/roger-donaldson)
- **Screenplay:** [Robert Garland](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-garland-2)
- **Producer:** [Robert Garland](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-garland-2), [Laura Ziskin](https://cinepixo.com/people/laura-ziskin)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Maurice Jarre](https://cinepixo.com/people/maurice-jarre)
- **Director of Photography:** [John Alcott](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-alcott)
- **Editor:** [William Hoy](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-hoy), [Neil Travis](https://cinepixo.com/people/neil-travis)

## Cast

- [Robert Kerman](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-kerman)
- [Terence Cooper](https://cinepixo.com/people/terence-cooper)
- [Jason Bernard](https://cinepixo.com/people/jason-bernard)
- [Nicholas Worth](https://cinepixo.com/people/nicholas-worth)
- [Eugene Robert Glazer](https://cinepixo.com/people/eugene-robert-glazer)
- [George Dzundza](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-dzundza)
- [Gene Hackman](https://cinepixo.com/people/gene-hackman)
- [Sean Young](https://cinepixo.com/people/sean-young)
- [Charles Walker](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-walker)
- [Fred Thompson](https://cinepixo.com/people/fred-thompson)
- [Will Patton](https://cinepixo.com/people/will-patton)
- [Dennis Burkley](https://cinepixo.com/people/dennis-burkley)
- [Kevin Costner](https://cinepixo.com/people/kevin-costner)
- [Matthew Barry](https://cinepixo.com/people/matthew-barry)
- [Leon Russom](https://cinepixo.com/people/leon-russom)

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Official site: http://www.mgm.com/view/movie/1384/No-Way-Out/
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/no-way-out-1987
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