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    Louis Giambalvo

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    Hank

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    Escape

    1980

    English

    6.4

    ♡ 4

    attempt to escape

    based on true story

    beard

    Drama

    drug smuggling

    prison

    prison visit

    Robert Michael Lewis Robert Michael Lewis Director Timothy Bottoms Timothy Bottoms as Dwight Worker Louis Giambalvo Louis Giambalvo as Hank Vincent Schiavelli Vincent Schiavelli as J.W. White Jorge Cervera Jr. Jorge Cervera Jr. as Tierno
    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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