Top 7 most famous jailbreaks

Each of the stories presented in today's collection could well be the basis for a Hollywood box-office blockbuster. Introducing Top-7 of the most famous jailbreaks from , committed over the past 100 years.

Some of them were furnished with outright brutality and bloodshed, others - served as a model of ingenuity.

7. The escape from the prison "Mays", 1983

This audacious action is the loudest escapade in the history of Britain. The prison "Mays" was considered one of the most reliable in Europe, however, 38 members of the Irish Republican Army overcame two five-meter barricades and broke free. Out of 38 fugitives, 18 were caught in the early days, a few more people were later found in the United States.

6. Pascal Pieta's Escape, 2007

Pascal was sent to prison for a murder committed during the robbery of a collection vehicle. He twice managed to carry out not very successful shoots, each time returning behind bars. However, in 2007 Pajeta's accomplices hijacked a helicopter in Cannes, where they landed directly on the roof of the prison and literally "repelled" the prisoner from the guards. The helicopter was later found on the Mediterranean coast, but no trace of the impudent gang was found.

5. John Dillinger's Escape, 1934

The story of this American robber formed the basis of the Hollywood picture with Johnny Depp. On the account of Dillinger several shoots, however, he made the loudest of the Crooon Point prison considered impregnable. With the help of a wooden pistol, painted black with shoe polish, John forced the guards to open the bolts and left the prison.

4. The escape of Julian Shotard, 2009

The convict for the arson of Shotard was brought to prison in the London prison of Pentonville. However, the prisoner did not even reach his cell. Fought off the group, Shotard ducked under the bottom of the van, which brought him to the place of detention. Clinging to the crossbar under the bottom, the criminal safely left the prison. However, in a few weeks the criminal personally appeared in the police and surrendered to the authorities.

3. Escape from Alcatraz, 1962

This prison was considered the most reliable of all existing. But Frank Morris with two brothers John and Clarence England managed to make the incredible. All three managed to get out on the roof through the ventilation system and chimneys, and then, descending the wall, swim away on a rubber raft by the sea. The absence of criminals remained unnoticed for a long time.on their bunks they placed fake heads made masterfully from a mixture of soap and toilet paper and decorated with hair.

2. The escape of the "Texas Seven", 2000

Seven prisoners decided to flee the prison of "John Connally Unit", using the day of elections. When they were withdrawn for voting, the criminals seized 9 civilian observers, 4 guards and 3 prisoners who were not prisoners. On the loose, the gang did not last long - the criminals were caught thanks to the TV show "America's Most Wanted", where they show those who are wanted.

1. Billy Hayes escapes from the Turkish prison, 1970

Hayes was convicted by the Turkish authorities for drug smuggling and sentenced to life imprisonment. After serving four years in prison, Hayes gained the confidence of one of the guards, who, in the final analysis, managed to deceive him. Wearing the form of a guard, Billy left the prison, dyed his blond hair and walked to Greece on foot. He turned the story of his escape into a literary work, writing an autobiography.