Escape

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Drama
TV Movie

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.

Keywords

prison
based on true story
drug smuggling
american abroad
beard
attempt to escape
prison visit
prison brutality
prison break attempt
man disguised as woman
mexican police
conjugal

Details

Status: Released
Release date: February 20, 1980
Original language: English
Spoken languages: English
Countries: United States of America
Production: Henry Jaffe Enterprises Inc.
Cast: Timothy Bottoms,Kay Lenz,Colleen Dewhurst,Miguel Angel Suaree,Sandra Alexander,Allan Miller,Antonio Fargas,Vincent Schiavelli,Jorge Cervera Jr.,Elliott Streetand 10 more
Director: Robert Michael Lewis
Writer: Michael Zagor,Dwight Worker,Barbara Worker
Producer: Henry Jaffe,William Beaudine Jr.,Michael Jaffe
Budget: Not recorded
Revenue: Not recorded
IMDb: tt0080696