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Prison Break S1E1 — Pilot
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Prison Break•Season 1•Episode 1

Pilot

8.7/10 · 12,608 votesAug 29, 200545 min

Ranked #9 of 22 in Season 1•−0.1 vs season avg

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Michael Scofield, a structural engineer, attempts to rob a bank in order to get incarcerated at Fox River State Penitentiary, where his brother Lincoln Burrows, accused of murdering the Vice President's brother, is scheduled to be executed. At Fox River, Michael approaches a number of

Directed byBrett Ratner
Written byPaul T. Scheuring
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Cast13

Wentworth Miller

Wentworth Miller

Michael Scofield

Marshall Allman

Marshall Allman

LJ Burrows

Dominic Purcell

Dominic Purcell

Lincoln Burrows

Sarah Wayne Callies

Sarah Wayne Callies

Sara Tancredi

Paul Adelstein

Paul Adelstein

Paul Kellerman

Wade Williams

Wade Williams

Brad Bellick

Rockmond Dunbar

Rockmond Dunbar

Benjamin 'C-Note' Franklin

Robert Knepper

Robert Knepper

Theodore 'T-Bag' Bagwell

Amaury Nolasco

Amaury Nolasco

Fernando Sucre

Peter Stormare

Peter Stormare

John Abruzzi

Robin Tunney

Robin Tunney

Veronica Donovan

Stacy Keach

Stacy Keach

Warden Henry Pope

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Paul T. Scheuring

Paul T. Scheuring

Writer

Brett Ratner

Brett Ratner

Director

Dante Spinotti

Dante Spinotti

Director of Photography

Mark Helfrich

Mark Helfrich

Editor

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Episode Summary

"Pilot" is episode 1 of Prison Break season 1. It scored 8.7/10 from 12,608 votes, ranking #9 of 22 episodes this season (season average 8.8). Directed by Brett Ratner and written by Paul T. Scheuring, it aired on August 29, 2005.

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