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Breakout

Sentenced to 28 years in prison for a crime he never committed. Only two things can get him out - A lot of money and Charles Bronson!

19756.31h 36m

Overview

A bush pilot is hired for $50,000 to go to Mexico to free an innocent prisoner.

Directed by Tom Gries
Written by Howard B. Kreitsek, Marc Norman, Elliott Baker
Produced by Robert Chartoff, Irwin Winkler
Box OfficeBudget: $1.0MRevenue: $16.0M

Top Cast

Charles Bronson

Charles Bronson

Nick Colton

Robert Duvall

Robert Duvall

Jay Wagner

Jill Ireland

Jill Ireland

Ann Wagner

Randy Quaid

Randy Quaid

Hawk Hawkins

Sheree North

Sheree North

Myrna

John Huston

John Huston

Harris Wagner

Jorge Moreno

Jorge Moreno

Sosa

Emilio Fernández

Emilio Fernández

J.V.

Paul Mantee

Paul Mantee

Cable

Alan Vint

Alan Vint

Harve

Themes & Keywords

prisonhelicoptermexicoescapepilotwrongful imprisonmentfalse accusationscorrupt officialman in dragtrying to escapeescape attemptrescue operation

About Breakout

Breakout is a action, adventure, thriller film released in 1975 exploring themes of prison, helicopter, mexico, escape, pilot, wrongful imprisonment. Directed by Tom Gries, it stars Charles Bronson, Robert Duvall, Jill Ireland. A bush pilot is hired for $50,000 to go to Mexico to free an innocent prisoner.

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