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Escape (1980)

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Audience Score
50
EscapeAmazon Video logoWatch on Amazon Video
NR 1 hr 36 minFeb 20th, 1980Drama, TV Movie
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The true story of Dwight Worker, an American who was caught smuggling drugs in Mexico, and sentenced to fortress-like Lecumberri Prison where he endured brutal conditions. With the help of his wife, Barbara, he escaped the prison by disguising himself as a woman. He was the first prisoner to escape Lecumberri since Pancho Villa.
StarringTimothy BottomsKay LenzColleen Dewhurst
DirectorRobert Michael Lewis

Movie Details

Original Language:English
Executive Producers:Henry Jaffe, William Beaudine Jr.
Production Companies:Henry Jaffe Enterprises Inc.
Movie Tags:
based on true storyprisondrug smugglingamerican abroadattempt to escapeprison brutalityprison visitbeardprison break attemptman disguised as woman