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Movie Takes
Lucky Break
A British prison comedy in which Christopher Plummer steals the show — even as his prisoners attempt to escape during the musical show he has them starring in.
Lucky Break
About the Author
James Bowman, our movie and culture critic, is a resident scholar at the Ethics and Public Policy Center. He is the author of Honor: A History and Media Madness: The Corruption of Our Political Culture, both published by Encounter Books.
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