---
title: 'Prisoner of Rio (1988)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Lech Majewski'
released: '1988-01-01'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'Switzerland'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/prisoner-of-rio-1988'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098651/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Prisoner of Rio (1988)

1988 · Drama · United Kingdom, Switzerland


## Synopsis

Prisoner of Rio is a 1988 drama film directed by Lech Majewski and starring Steven Berkoff, Paul Freeman and Peter Firth. It shows the flight of the Great Train Robber Ronnie Biggs to Brazil and the attempts of Scotland Yard detectives to re-capture him. It was a co-production between several countries.

## Credits

- **Screenplay:** [Ronnie Biggs](https://cinepixo.com/people/ronnie-biggs), [Lech Majewski](https://cinepixo.com/people/lech-majewski)
- **Director:** [Lech Majewski](https://cinepixo.com/people/lech-majewski)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Luiz Bonfá](https://cinepixo.com/people/luiz-bonfa)
- **Director of Photography:** [George Mooradian](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-mooradian)

## Cast

- [Florinda Bolkan](https://cinepixo.com/people/florinda-bolkan)
- [José Wilker](https://cinepixo.com/people/jose-wilker)
- [Ronnie Biggs](https://cinepixo.com/people/ronnie-biggs)
- [Elke Maravilha](https://cinepixo.com/people/elke-maravilha)
- [Wilza Carla](https://cinepixo.com/people/wilza-carla)
- [Lulu Santos](https://cinepixo.com/people/lulu-santos)
- [Steven Berkoff](https://cinepixo.com/people/steven-berkoff)
- [Zezé Motta](https://cinepixo.com/people/zeze-motta)
- [Paul Freeman](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-freeman)
- [Paulo Villaça](https://cinepixo.com/people/paulo-villaca)
- [Desmond Llewelyn](https://cinepixo.com/people/desmond-llewelyn)
- [Cláudia Cepeda](https://cinepixo.com/people/claudia-cepeda)
- [Peter Firth](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-firth)
- [Breno Moroni](https://cinepixo.com/people/breno-moroni)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/prisoner-of-rio-1988
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