Escape
Brief Synopsis
In TV's answer to "Midnight Express," Timothy Bottoms stars as real-life Dwight Worker, an American jailed in Mexico on drug charges, who, in a brazen, well-planned breakout, made what is claimed to be the only escape from Lecumberri Prison since Pancho Villa.
Cast & Crew
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Robert Michael Lewis
Director
Jorge Cervera
Antonio Fargas
Miguel Angel Suarez
Sandra Alexander
Elliott Street
Film Details
Genre
Thriller
Release Date
1980
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
In TV's answer to "Midnight Express," Timothy Bottoms stars as real-life Dwight Worker, an American jailed in Mexico on drug charges, who, in a brazen, well-planned breakout, made what is claimed to be the only escape from Lecumberri Prison since Pancho Villa.
Director
Robert Michael Lewis
Director
Cast
Jorge Cervera
Antonio Fargas
Miguel Angel Suarez
Sandra Alexander
Elliott Street
Philip Levien
Colleen Dewhurst
Tiger Perez
Larry Duran
Ernie Fuentes
Louis Giambalvo
Tina Menard
Kay Lenz
Vincent Schiavelli
William Marquez
Rick Garcia
Luis Lopez Casanova
Allan Miller
Timothy Bottoms
Bert Santos
Crew
Lucille Baumann
Production Accountant
William Beaudine Jr.
Unit Production Manager
William Beaudine Jr.
Executive Producer
Denis Bernardello
Other
Penelope Bonebrake
Wardrobe Assistant
Arnold Braun
Sound Mixer
Carla Breitner
Assistant Director
Dominick Bruno
Props
Bobby Comer
Gaffer
Glen W Cooper
Other
Shirley Cobb Deckert
Other
Leo Derieg
Transportation Captain
Dennis Dewaay
Construction Coordinator
James Di Pasquale
Music
Don Duffield
Key Grip
Teresa Ernest
Production Coordinator
Bruce Hogard
Wardrobe Supervisor
Les Hoyle
Script Supervisor
Henry Jaffe
Executive Producer
Michael Jaffe
Producer
Betsy Jones
Costume Designer
Jeff Jones
Assistant Editor
Tommy Klines
Camera Assistant
Robert Kyte
Boom Operator
Dick Lawrence
Production Designer
Isidore Mankofsky
Director Of Photography
Richard K Martens
Electrician
Bill Masters
Camera Assistant
Tom May
Grip
Gail Melnick
Casting
Gregg R Mitchell
Hair Stylist
Bucky Moore
Assistant Property Master
Frank Morriss
Editor
Fred Muncey
Best Boy
John Rettino
Property Master
Herb Roberts
Camera Operator
Michael Tapp
Dolly Grip
Jim Troutman
Sound Editor
Richard Vane
Associate Producer
Ken Wensevic
Makeup Artist
Ken Wilhoit
Music Editor
Barbara Worker
Book As Source Material
Dwight Worker
Book As Source Material
Ron L Wright
Assistant Director
Michael S. Zagor
Screenplay
Film Details
Genre
Thriller
Release Date
1980
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States February 20, 1980
