: At a time when movies typically opened in major cities first and slowly trickled across the country, Columbia Pictures opened Breakout on over 1,300 screens simultaneously .
: Bronson insisted on removing a love scene with Sheree North, feeling it distracted from the main plot. He also played his character, pilot Nick Colton, with a rare sense of humor and charm , deviating from his typical stoic persona. Breakout(1975)
: While filming at a California airport hangar, a rattlesnake interrupted the shoot. After a fireman killed it, Bronson took the rattle and gave it to his three-year-old daughter. Production Highlights 10 Things You Didn't Know About Breakout (1975) : At a time when movies typically opened