The young and self-confident Danny bluffs at the local police-station that he will escape from prison within an hour. What follows is a flashback showing his childhood with his uncle and aunt, who are 'vaudeville'-artists themselves.
Unfortunately the movie The Escape Artist is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Directing | Caleb Deschanel | Director |
| Writing | Stephen Zito | Screenplay |
| Production | Buck Houghton | Producer |
| Art | Angelo P. Graham | Art Direction |
| Production | Fred Roos | Executive Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gloria Gresham | Costume Design |
| Writing | David Wagoner | Novel |
| Production | Doug Claybourne | Producer |
| Production | Barbara Johnson | Casting |
| Crew | Lawrence J. Cavanaugh | Special Effects |
| Art | James J. Murakami | Art Direction |
| Art | Bruce A. Gibeson | Set Decoration |
| Production | Jane Jenkins | Casting |
| Writing | Melissa Mathison | Screenplay |
| Art | George R. Nelson | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Michael Germain | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lola 'Skip' McNalley | Hairstylist |
| Sound | Georges Delerue | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Francis Ford Coppola | Executive Producer |
| Visual Effects | Robert Blalack | Visual Effects |
| Art | Dean Tavoularis | Production Design |
| Camera | Stephen H. Burum | Director of Photography |
| Production | Barrie M. Osborne | Unit Production Manager |
| Directing | Michael Haley | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Andy Anderson | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Mark Radcliffe | Additional Second Assistant Director |
| Camera | Joe R. Marquette Jr. | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Dustin Blauvelt | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Peter Sorel | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Don Smetzer | Still Photographer |
| Sound | James E. Webb | Sound |
| Sound | Chris McLaughlin | Sound |
| Directing | Betsy Norton | Script Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Aggie Guerard Rodgers | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gildo A. Scarano | Costumer |
| Sound | Daniel Allan Carlin | Music Producer |
| Sound | Curt Sobel | Music Editor |
| Editing | Stephen Semel | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Gregg Barbanell | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Ron Horwitz | Sound Editor |
| Sound | John Leveque | Sound Editor |
| Camera | Emmett Brown | Key Grip |
| Lighting | Lou Tobin | Gaffer |
| Art | John Zemansky | Property Master |
| Art | Robert Scaife | Construction Coordinator |
| Crew | Dennis Hollis | Transportation Coordinator |
| Production | Elise Rohden | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Penny McCarthy | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Anthony Cunningham | Location Manager |
| Production | Sam Mercer | Location Manager |
| Production | Jeff Jaffee | Location Manager |
| Crew | Kathleen Sacchi | Dialogue Coach |
| Crew | Jean Gonzalez | Studio Teacher |
| Art | Wayne Fitzgerald | Title Designer |
| Crew | Sandra Lee Gimpel | Stunt Double |
| Editing | Arthur Schmidt | Editor |
