Wagner (Robert Duvall) has been framed for a crime he didn't commit by a shadowy organised crime cabal including his greedy grandfather (John Huston), who - due to family ties - insists his grandson isn't killed but is sent to spend thirty years in a Mexican prison! Wagner's wife Ann (Jill Ireland) enlists Nick (Charles Bronson) to get her man out. Nick is a hot shot pilot but he soon requires other skills when the cabal work to foil his plans time after time...
A typical 1970s film with a slightly laid-back feeling of irrelevance. It goes on a few tangents which don't go anywhere but the story is overall well structured and is just enough to keep you interested. Bronson plays his role a bit lighter than usual.
Interestingly the story is based on the real story of Joel David Kaplan who was broken out of a Mexican prison with a helicopter rescue.
