
Papillon(1973)
A man befriends a fellow criminal as the two of them begin serving their sentence on a dreadful prison island, which inspires the man to plot his escape.



Lee Patterson
George Munro

Hazel Court
Rita Arkwright

Terence Alexander
Farrow

William Lucas
Chandler

John Paul
Arkwright

Billie Whitelaw
Rose Munro
Dermot Kelly
O'Quinn

Estelle Brody
Maureen O'Quinn

Rupert Davies
Morgan

Lloyd Lamble
Inspector
Breakout is a drama, crime film released in 1959 exploring themes of prison escape. Directed by Peter Graham Scott, it stars Lee Patterson, Hazel Court, Terence Alexander. For £1500, Chandler and his associates offer a prison break service.
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