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!"

1975 1h 36m EN

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6.3

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★6.3TMDB · 115

ActionAdventureThriller

Synopsis

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

“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!”

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Cast

Charles Bronson
Nick Colton
Robert Duvall
Jay Wagner
Jill Ireland
Ann Wagner
Randy Quaid
Hawk Hawkins
Sheree North
Myrna
John Huston
Harris Wagner
Jorge Moreno
Sosa
Emilio Fernández
J.V.

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Tom Gries
Writers: Howard B. Kreitsek, Marc Norman, Elliott Baker
Languages: English, Spanish
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Shot for just $1.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Grossed $16M — a 16.0× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.

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3 / 8

ERA

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51 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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4 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Tom Gries, shot by Lucien Ballard. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

ERA

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Original score by Jerry Goldsmith. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Bud S. Isaacs shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Charles Bronson and Robert Duvall and Jill Ireland carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Tom Gries directs. Lucien Ballard behind the camera. Jerry Goldsmith scores. Bud S. Isaacs cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Spanish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $1.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Grossed $16M — a 16.0× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.
351 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
4Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.
5Directed by Tom Gries, shot by Lucien Ballard. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Jerry Goldsmith. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Bud S. Isaacs shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Charles Bronson and Robert Duvall and Jill Ireland carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "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!".
10IMDB entry: tt0072737 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 12 themes, including "prison", "helicopter", "mexico", "escape".