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There have been some successful jailbreaks in history, and these are some of the most daring prison escapes. Whether it was Jewish prisoners escaping an extermination camp during World War II’s Sobibor Escape, Frank Abagnale smooth talking his way our of jail in an event straight out of Catch me If You Can, or infamous drug lord EL Chapo tunnelling his way to freedom, these amazing prison escapes should not have been possible. WatchMojo counts down ten of the craziest prison breaks in history.
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00:30 #10: The Sobibor Escape
01:22 #9: Billy Hayes & the Midnight Express
02:20 #8: Alfred Hinds: A Prison Houdini
03:03 #7: Pascal Payet Takes a Helicopter
03:58 #6: Frank Abagnale: A Smooth Talker
04:53 #5: El Chapo’s Tunnel to Freedom
05:41 #4: John Gerard & the Tower of London
06:23 #3, #2 & #1 ???
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Midnight Express
Catch Me If You Can
The Great Escape
No David Copperfield?
FRANK MORRIS AND THE ANGLIN BROTHERS MADE IT TO BRAZIL AND CLARENCE IS NOW CONFIRMED DEAD AS OF 2016 WHILE JOHN ANGLIN LIVES AND FRANK MORRIS MADE IT TO IRELAND AS CONFIRMED
I’ll bet the first one is gonna be the one from the great escape movie
yep I was right!
The re-creation of the escape from Alcatraz was one of the best Myth Busters episodes ever!
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There was a documentary on #2. They made it. Family of the Anglin brothers provided a photo from the 70’s that a photograph expert was able to say with certainty was them.
When a black man butt fucked her #thumbnail
how about the dude from i love you phillip morris?
Make a “TOP10 prison break outs and never recaptured again”
Will be so cool when they actually get recaptured,. like the chapo in 2016
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