Escape
Top 10 Billed Cast
Dwight Worker
Barbara Chilcoate
Lily Levinson
Jack Branch
Jamie Valdez
J.W. White
Tierno
Roger Brody
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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.
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1980-02-20
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