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.
1980
HD
96min
NR
United States
English
Robert Michael Lewis
Colleen Dewhurst
Timothy Bottoms
Kay Lenz
Allan Miller
Sandra Alexander
Miguel Angel Suaree
Jorge Cervera Jr.
Vincent Schiavelli
Antonio Fargas
prison
based on true story
drug smuggling
american abroad
prison brutality
attempt to escape
prison visit
prison break attempt
man disguised as woman
beard
