Escape from Segovia

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.

[1] 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.

[6][7] 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".