Saturday's operation lasted five hours. Military officers were deployed to keep relatives away from prisoners, who fought with police several days earlier after learning of the imminent transfer. Hundreds of family members protested the move.
In early December, Vera Cruz Governor Fidel Herrera Beltran announced the US-Australian director planned to film several scenes of his upcoming feature in the state, including at Ignacio Allende prison, a location he scouted in April.
Gibson, 53, previously directed the action-packed "Braveheart" and "The Passion of the Christ." He shot 2006's "Apocalypto" in eastern Mexico. The film was controversial in Mexico due to some bloody scenes and criticism it eclipsed the importance of the Maya civilization.
The actor-director has already visited the Allende prison, and he donated one million dollars toward hurricane relief in the Gulf of Mexico region in 2005.
Mexico's crowded prisons frequently face rioting.
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