Breakout — Season 1, Episode 1: Fortress Escapes
30 min • 1 season, 3 episodes
Episode synopsis
Relive the Leavenworth escape and witness Casanova's historic escape from the clutches of Venetian Inquisitors. Discover how Lord Nithsdales' noble wife saved him from the Tower of London and the executioner's axe, plus, meet the man who laughed his way out of San Quentin.
About Breakout
Over barbed wire, through tunnels, by boat, by plane... Relive the world's greatest and most daring prison escapes in this three-part series narrated by Rod Steiger.