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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, Kay Lenz, Colleen Dewhurst, Miguel Angel Suaree, Sandra Alexander, Allan Miller, Antonio Fargas, Vincent Schiavelli, Jorge Cervera Jr., Elliott Street, Louis Giambalvo, Philip Levien
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