Summary: Led by two inmates, the prisoners in a state facility take guards hostage and stage an all-out riot, protesting ill-treatment, but unbeknownst to them it's a ruse for their two leaders to escape through a secret tunnel while all the commotion is going on. (TCM.com)

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Genre: Drama

Country: USA

Directed By: Buzz Kulik

Written By: James Poe, Frank Elli

Starring: Gene Hackman, Jim Brown, Gerald S. O'Loughlin, Mike Kellin, Ben Carruthers

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