The Great Train Robbery (1979)

Prison Break

As Londoners gather for a hanging, Clean Willy (Wayne Sleep) climbs a wall to escape from Newgate prison.

Directed by Michael Crichton.

Released in 1979 by MGM.

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  • character-type: Prisoner
  • character-type: Priest
  • action: Escape
  • action: Jump
  • action: Climb
  • editors-choice: Tuff Guys
  • primary-genre: Thrillers
  • primary-genre: Action and Adventure
  • primary-genre: Drama
  • secondary-genre: Heist Films
  • secondary-genre: Pre-20th Century Period Pieces
  • secondary-genre: Thriller
  • secondary-genre: Period Pieces
  • secondary-genre: Dramas Based on Contemporary Literature
  • secondary-genre: Crime Thrillers
  • secondary-genre: Dramas Based on the Book
  • mood: Exciting
  • mood: Suspenseful
  • prop: Spikes
  • prop: Noose
  • setting: London
  • setting: Prison
  • theme: Freedom
  • theme: Survival
  • actor: George Downing
  • actor: Lesley-Anne Down
  • actor: Cecil Nash
  • actor: Wayne Sleep
  • actor: Donald Sutherland
  • director: Michael Crichton
  • role-name: Miriam
  • role-name: Agar
  • role-name: Clean Willy
  • role-name: Barlow
  • role-name: Chaplain
  • year: 1979
  • studio: MGM