The true story of Dwight Worker, an American who was caught smuggling drugs in Mexico, and sentenced to fortress-like Lecumberri Prison where he endured brutal conditions. With the help of his wife, Barbara, he escaped the prison by disguising himself as a woman. He was the first prisoner to escape Lecumberri since Pancho Villa.
- Genre: Drama, TV Movie
- Studio: Henry Jaffe Enterprises Inc.
- Keyword: prison, drug smuggling, attempt to escape, based on true story, prison visit, beard, american abroad, prison brutality, prison break attempt, man disguised as woman, conjugal, mexican police
- Cast: Timothy Bottoms, Kay Lenz, Colleen Dewhurst, Miguel Angel Suaree, Sandra Alexander, Allan Miller