History's Greatest Escapes With Morgan Freeman
16 Episodes Available
Documentary • CrimeSeason 18 Episodes
AlcatrazS1 E1Four men conspire to break out of one of the most notorious prisons in American history; three of them break out using a makeshift raft and vanish.
North Country BreakoutS1 E2Stuck in prison on life sentences, two men used engineering smarts and psychological manipulation of several prison employees to escape Dannemora Prison; Richard Matt and David Sweat executed one of the most involved escapes from an American prison.
El ChapoS1 E3The most notorious and murderous drug cartel kingpins in modern history.
Conquering the WallS1 E4Six men, led by the mastermind, Nuno Pontes, escaped Pittsburgh State Penitentiary by tunneling to freedom under the prison wall; they made it as far as Texas before being caught and returned to prison.
Escaping HitlerS1 E5The story of the escape of more than 70 men from Stalag Luft Three, a German prisoner of war camp; only three eventually survived.
Belfast BreakoutS1 E6HM Maze prison was a notorious lock up for IRA prisoners in Northern Ireland; a small ring of IRA prisoners secretly planned what they hoped would be a massive prison break.
Fleeing HellmiraS1 E7Timothy Vail and Timothy Morgan are murderers incarcerated at Elmira State Prison in Elmira, N.Y.; Vail wants to escape, so he engages Morgan in his plan to dig through the ceiling and flee from prison.
Assassin's FlightS1 E8Looking at the many prison escapes of James Earl Ray, who assassinated Martin Luther King Jr., including his escape from Brushy Mountain State Prison, Tennessee.
Synopsis
Interviews and re-creations bring some of history's most daring jailbreaks to life, detailing every step of the way, including the inmates' meticulous plans and the manhunts that followed; Academy Award-winning actor Morgan Freeman, who starred in "Shawshank Redemption," a film focusing on the exploits of a group of inmates inside the fictional Shawshank State Penitentiary, hosts and executive produces the series; conversations with some of the prisoners, their families, their cellmates, guards and prison employees are used to round out the potrayals of famous escapes from Alcatraz, Dannemora, Pittsburgh State Penitentiary and other locations.Cast
Morgan Freeman, Gary Brierley, Michael Dyke, Michael Esslinger, David Widner, Hugh HuntGenres
Documentary, CrimeMore Like This
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