Escape

Duration: 96 min

Release date: 1980-02-20

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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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Timothy Bottoms

Timothy Bottoms

as Dwight Worker

as Barbara Chilcoate

Colleen Dewhurst

Colleen Dewhurst

as Lily Levinson

Miguel Angel Suaree

Miguel Angel Suaree

as Fernando Gardner-Pasquel

Sandra Alexander

Sandra Alexander

as Jamie Valdez

Vincent Schiavelli

Vincent Schiavelli

Jorge Cervera Jr.

Jorge Cervera Jr.

Louis Giambalvo

Louis Giambalvo

William Marquez

William Marquez

as Col. Fuentes

Luis López Casanova

Luis López Casanova

as Little Guard

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James Di Giacomo

James Di Giacomo

Second Assistant Camera

Camera Operator

Clancy T. Troutman

Clancy T. Troutman

Richard Lawrence

Richard Lawrence

William Beaudine Jr.

William Beaudine Jr.

Unit Production Manager

First Assistant Director

Second Assistant Director

Script Supervisor

Assistant Editor

Camera Operator

Costume Designer

Property Master

Property Master

Assistant Property Master

Wardrobe Supervisor

Penelope Bonebrake

Penelope Bonebrake

Wardrobe Assistant

Transportation Captain

Production Coordinator

Lucille Baumann

Lucille Baumann

Production Accountant

First Assistant Camera

Second Assistant Camera

Construction Coordinator

Richard K. Martens

Richard K. Martens

Denis Bernardello

Denis Bernardello

Executive Producer

Robert Michael Lewis

Robert Michael Lewis

William Beaudine Jr.

William Beaudine Jr.

Executive Producer

Associate Producer

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