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Escape

(1980)

February 20, 1980• 1h 36m
50%
TMDB Score

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.

Robert Michael Lewis

Director

Top Billed Cast

TB

Timothy Bottoms

Dwight Worker

KL

Kay Lenz

Barbara Chilcoate

CD

Colleen Dewhurst

Lily Levinson

MAS

Miguel Angel Suaree

Fernando Gardner-Pasquel

SA

Sandra Alexander

Gabrielle

AM

Allan Miller

Jack Branch

AF

Antonio Fargas

Jamie Valdez

VS

Vincent Schiavelli

J.W. White

JCJ

Jorge Cervera Jr.

Tierno

ES

Elliott Street

Roger Brody

Official Trailer