Great Escapes with Morgan Freeman

4:00 AM to 5:00 AM

Sunday 12 January

Conquering the Wall

Season 1 Episode 4 of 8

Interviews and re-creations bring some of history's most daring jailbreaks to life. Six men, led by the mastermind, Nuno Pontes, escaped Pittsburgh State Penitentiary by tunneling to freedom under the prison wall. They made it as far as Texas, before being caught and returned to prison

Great Escapes with Morgan Freeman airs on Sky History HD at 4:00 AM, Sunday 12 January.

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Education ➝ Science ➝ Factual Topics

Factual Crime

Morgan Freeman

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