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Escape (1980)
96 minDramaTV Movie
TMDb6.3/103 votes
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.
Country: United States
Director: Robert Michael Lewis
Cast
Timothy Bottoms
Dwight Worker
Kay Lenz
Barbara Chilcoate
Colleen Dewhurst
Lily Levinson
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Miguel Angel Suaree
Fernando Gardner-Pasquel
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Sandra Alexander
Gabrielle
Allan Miller
Jack Branch
Antonio Fargas
Jamie Valdez
Vincent Schiavelli
J.W. White
Jorge Cervera Jr.
Tierno
Elliott Street
Roger Brody
Louis Giambalvo
Hank
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Philip Levien
Steven
William Marquez
Col. Fuentes
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Tina Menard
Lupe
Keywords
Plot:drug smugglingattempt to escapebased on true storybeardamerican abroadman disguised as womanconjugalmexican police
Place:prisonprison visitprison brutalityprison break attempt
