Breakout (1975 film)
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| Directed by | Tom Gries |
| Screenplay by | Howard B. Kreitsek Marc Norman Elliott Baker |
| Based on | The 10-Second Jailbreak: The Helicopter Escape of Joel David Kaplan by Eliot Asinof Warren Hinckle William Turner |
| Produced by | Robert Chartoff Irwin Winkler |
| Starring | Charles Bronson Robert Duvall Jill Ireland Randy Quaid Sheree North John Huston |
| Cinematography | Lucien Ballard |
| Edited by | Bud S. Isaacs |
| Music by | Jerry Goldsmith |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1 million |
| Box office | $16 million (US/Canada rentals) |
Breakout is a 1975 action film from Columbia Pictures starring Charles Bronson, Jill Ireland, Robert Duvall, John Huston, Sheree North and Randy Quaid. Bronson and Ireland, the lead actor and actress, were married in real life. The film is notable for giving the usually serious Bronson a more comedic, lighthearted role.