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.

Timothy Bottoms
Dwight Worker

Kay Lenz
Barbara Chilcoate

Colleen Dewhurst
Lily Levinson
Miguel Angel Suaree
Fernando Gardner-Pasquel
Sandra Alexander
Gabrielle

Allan Miller
Jack Branch

Antonio Fargas
Jamie Valdez

Vincent Schiavelli
J.W. White

Jorge Cervera Jr.
Tierno

Elliott Street
Roger Brody

Louis Giambalvo
Hank
Philip Levien
Steven

William Marquez
Col. Fuentes
Tina Menard
Lupe
Ernie Fuentes
Guard