Escape from Death Row (1976)
Directed by Michele Lupo
Genres - Action, Adventure, Crime |
Sub-Genres - Buddy Film, Escape Film, Prison Film |
Run Time - 120 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by John Bush
This 1973 Italian production (remade by Simon Nuchtern for an American release two years later) is a buddy film with a small-time thug (Tony Lo Bianco) meeting a high-profile gangster (Lee Van Cleef) while in prison. The pair team up to attempt a prison breakout.
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execution, prison, captive, captor, death-penalty, escape, imprisonment, mastermind, revenge