1981 Spanish film
Escape from Segovia Spanish La fuga de Segovia
Directed by Imanol Uribe Screenplay by Based on Operación Poncho by Ángel AmigoProduced by Ángel Amigo Starring Cinematography Xabier Agirresarobe Edited by Julio Peña Music by Release dates
September 1981 (1981-09 ) (Zinemaldia )
6 November 1981 (1981-11-06 ) (Spain)
Country Spain Language Spanish
Escape from Segovia (Spanish: La fuga de Segovia ) is a 1981 Spanish prison-break film directed by Imanol Uribe from a screenplay by Ángel Amigo and Uribe consisting of a dramatized account of the 1976 Segovia prison break . The cast is led by Xabier Elorriaga , Mario Pardo , and Ovidi Montllor .
Plot
The plot explores the jailbreak of about 30 prisoners, the majority of them ETA members, from the Segovia prison in April 1976.
Cast
Production
Uribe decided to make the film upon inspiration from the book Operación Poncho by Ángel Amigo [eu ] .[ 3] Shooting locations included the old school of Los Escolapios in Tolosa , as well as various locations in Orendain , Urnieta , Segovia , Madrid , Zumarraga , and Legazpi .
Release
The film premiered at the San Sebastián International Film Festival in September 1981.[ 5] It was released theatrically in Spain on 6 November 1981.[ 6] [ 7]
Reception
Janet Maslin of The New York Times considered that the film "unfolds in a careful considered style, avoiding sensationalism and concentrating on the fine points of the prisoners' complicated plan".[ 8]
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