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Based on the true story of Forrest Tucker's escape from San Quentin at the age of 70. The escape enchanted the public and confounded the authorities. Detective John Hunt became captivated with Forrest's commitment to his craft.
"A gentle comedy-drama with wry humor and a sunset-colored wistful streak."--Newsday.
"At a time when bluster, bragging and histrionic displays of self-pity are apparently the defining characteristics of American manhood,...
Pub. Date
[2012]
Description
Ex-cop Nick Cassidy escapes from prison to plan the ultimate heist: steal a $40 million diamond from cutthroat businessman David Englander, and in the process prove his innocence. From the ledge of the famous Roosevelt Hotel, with the whole world watching, Cassidy plays a clever game of cat & mouse with the NYPD while his dutiful brother Joey works against the clock to extract the diamond and clear his brother's name.
Pub. Date
[2019]
Description
Based on the stranger-than-fiction prison break in upstate New York, the story of two convicts who spawned a statewide manhunt and were aided in their escape by a married female prison employee who became involved with both men. It's a bizarre tale filled with twists and turns, yet through it all there's one thing that unites the inmates and citizens, everyone's looking for a way out.
4) Maze
Pub. Date
[2019]
Description
Thirty-eight Provisional Irish Republican Army prisoners escape from the IRA Maze Prison.
5) Labor Day
Author
Pub. Date
[2014]
Description
A lonely, divorced mother allows an escaped killer to stay with her and her thirteen-year-old son.
6) Iron mask
Pub. Date
2020
Description
"In order to save his homeland from certain doom, a kung fu master must escape from the maniacal James Hook in order to send his daughter a secret talisman that will allow her to control a massive and mythical dragon. This larger-than-life, globetrotting tale, ranges from the impenetrable Tower of London to the fabled Silk Road and China's Great Wall." --container
Pub. Date
c2010
Description
Shot on location with an all-children cast, this is fun-filled family entertainment with a message to challenge and inspire. After a daring escape from Ravenshead Prison, Sam finds herself in worse trouble. Outrunning the relentless wardens seems impossible. She wonders how much longer her strength can hold out. But help is on the way--kind of. enry, janitor for the City of Refuge Guide Service, is unexpectedly thrust into the line of duty when all...
9) 3 from hell
Pub. Date
[2019]
Description
The long anticipated follow up to House of 1,000 Corpses and The Devil's rejects. After barely surviving a furious shootout with the police, Baby Firefly, Otis Driftwood, and Captain Spaulding are behind bars. But pure evil cannot be contained, and a firestorm of murder, madness, and mayhem will be released.
10) Serial killers
Series
Pub. Date
c2011
Description
Interview with a serial killer: Crime writer Ellen Carter has a dark secret: her husband is buried behind the walls of her house. Leslie Steckler rents a room from Ellen, and discovers her secret. He blackmails her into writing the definitive study of mass murder, his biography.
Frozen in fear: A troubled artist traps his female victims in ice sculptures.
In the dead of winter: Sam Tucker was just released from prison. Now, he stalks the Utah desert...