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  • Locked Up Abroad Mexican Prison Escape (Season 9, Episode 6)
  • TV-14
    TV Episode | 47 min | Documentary, Drama

Locked Up Abroad

Mexican Prison Escape (Season 9, Episode 6)
TV-14
TV Episode | 47 min | Documentary, Drama
In the summer of 1972, five young Americans are caught trying to smuggle more than 2,000 pounds of marijuana out of Mexico. While awaiting trial, they are sent to Mazatlan Prison and desperately begin planning their escape. For six weeks, ...See moreIn the summer of 1972, five young Americans are caught trying to smuggle more than 2,000 pounds of marijuana out of Mexico. While awaiting trial, they are sent to Mazatlan Prison and desperately begin planning their escape. For six weeks, the group tunnels through a concrete wall using a butter knife and some rocks, only to find that they're sitting on top of water that won't stop gushing through the dirt floor. Will these detainees be able to escape one of Mexico's most violent prisons? See less
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Director
James Tovell
Writer
James Tovell
Composers
Tom Howe | Anne Nikitin
Cinematographer
Gary Clarke
Casting Directors
Susan Needleman (as Sue Needleman) | Dave Smith
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Status
Edit Released
Updated May 15, 2013
Release date
May 15, 2013 (United States)
Awards
Series awards
1 nomination

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