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North Country Breakout
Having watched the prison drama, Escape at Dannemora. Here is a documentary with Morgan Freeman giving further details about the escape.
It is part of a strand called History's Greatest Escapes with Morgan Freeman. I guess Freeman is involved because he was in the movie The Shawshank Redemption.
The documentary is very much faithful to the events depicted in the movie.
Convicted murderer Richard Matt hatched an escape plan. He needed help so he roped in fellow prisoner David Sweat who was in the next cell.
Matt also manipulated a civilian working in the prison, Joyce Mitchell who ended up smuggling items to facilitate the escape. As well as prison officer Gene Palmer. Both were later sent to jail.
It is the usual documentary that you find in true crime channels. Dramatic music, reconstructions, talking heads. Here you have ex prisoners, ex prison guards and Matt's daughter.
It is all rather formulaic but enjoyable enough and fills some background to the tv series. It is disheartening to hear Freeman's voice is getting a bit weak due to old age.
It is part of a strand called History's Greatest Escapes with Morgan Freeman. I guess Freeman is involved because he was in the movie The Shawshank Redemption.
The documentary is very much faithful to the events depicted in the movie.
Convicted murderer Richard Matt hatched an escape plan. He needed help so he roped in fellow prisoner David Sweat who was in the next cell.
Matt also manipulated a civilian working in the prison, Joyce Mitchell who ended up smuggling items to facilitate the escape. As well as prison officer Gene Palmer. Both were later sent to jail.
It is the usual documentary that you find in true crime channels. Dramatic music, reconstructions, talking heads. Here you have ex prisoners, ex prison guards and Matt's daughter.
It is all rather formulaic but enjoyable enough and fills some background to the tv series. It is disheartening to hear Freeman's voice is getting a bit weak due to old age.
- Prismark10
- Dec 10, 2023
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