Breakout (1975)

Directed by

Tom Gries

Genre

action film, thriller film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 34m

Rated

PG

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 108 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man is wrongfully imprisoned in a Mexican jail. His wealthy father and a resourceful pilot team up to orchestrate an elaborate escape plan using a helicopter.

lightheartedcomedicfast-pacedadventurousplayfulsuspensefulenergetic

What happens

Breakout is a 1975 action film from Columbia Pictures starring Charles Bronson, Jill Ireland, Robert Duvall, John Huston, Sheree North and Randy Quaid. Bronson and Ireland, the lead actor and actress, were married in real life. The film is notable for giving the usually serious Bronson a more comedic, lighthearted role. It was based on the non-fiction book The 10-second Jailbreak: The Helicopter Escape of Joel David Kaplan, co-authored by William W. Turner, Warren Hinckle and Eliot Asinof. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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