Escape from Segovia
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| Spanish | La fuga de Segovia |
| Directed by | Imanol Uribe |
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| Based on | Operación Poncho by Ángel Amigo |
| Produced by | Ángel Amigo |
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| Cinematography | Xabier Agirresarobe |
| Edited by | Julio Peña |
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| 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
[edit | edit source]The plot explores the jailbreak of about 30 prisoners, the majority of them ETA members, from the Segovia prison in April 1976.[1]
Cast
[edit | edit source]- Xabier Elorriaga[2]
- Mario Pardo[2]
- Ovidi Montllor[2]
- José María Muñoz[2]
- José Pedro Carrión[2]
- José Manuel Cervino[2]
- Virginia Mataix[2]
- Ramón Balenziaga[2]
- Imanol Gaztelumendi[2]
- Klara Badiola[2]
- Elene Lizarralde[2]
- Jesús María Lasa[2]
- Patxi Bisquert[2]
- Santiago Ramos[2]
- Alex Angulo[2]
- Ramón Barea[2]
- Guillermo Montesinos[2]
- Txema Blasco[2]
- Iñaki Aierra[2]
Production
[edit | edit source]Uribe decided to make the film upon inspiration from the book Operación Poncho by Ángel Amigo.[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.[4]
Release
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]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]
See also
[edit | edit source]References
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- 1981 films
- Films set in 1976
- Films about the Spanish Transition
- 1980s Spanish films
- 1980s Spanish-language films
- Films shot in the Basque Country (autonomous community)
- Films shot in the province of Segovia
- Films shot in Madrid
- Films set in Castile and León
- Spanish prison films
- Films about prison escapes
- Spanish drama films
- Spanish-language drama films
- 1981 drama films
- Films about ETA (separatist group)