Escape

Escape

6.3IMDb Score
Released:1980-02-20
Duration:96 min
Director:Robert Michael Lewis
Actors:Timothy Bottoms, Kay Lenz, Colleen Dewhurst, Miguel Angel Suaree, Sandra Alexander
Production:Henry Jaffe Enterprises Inc.

Overview:

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.

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