Escape from Alcatraz
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1979
1h 53m
PG
English
Drama, Thriller
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San Francisco Bay, January 18, 1960. Frank Lee Morris is transferred to Alcatraz, a maximum security prison located on a rocky island. Although no one has ever managed to escape from there, Frank and other inmates begin to carefully prepare an escape plan.
Escape from Alcatraz
San Francisco Bay, January 18, 1960. Frank Lee Morris is transferred to Alcatraz, a maximum security prison located on a rocky island. Although no one has ever managed to escape from there, Frank and other inmates begin to carefully prepare an escape plan.
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Cast
Frank Morris
Warden
Clarence Anglin
John Anglin
English
Charley Butts
Wolf
Litmus
Johnson
Wagner
Associate Warden
Cellblock Captain
Fight Guard
Zimmerman
Weston
Stone
Cranston
Exam Guard #1
Medical Technical Assistant
Exam Guard #2
Lucy
Police Sgt.
English's Daughter
Beck
Directed By: Don Siegel
Written By: Richard Tuggle (Screenplay)
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r96sk
/10 3 years ago
Gotta feel for this due to the later emergence of 'The Shawshank Redemption' and even 'Prison Break', but 'Escape From Alcatraz' still merits its own props as a great film.
I love a good prison escape flick, shown by my love for those two aforementioned productions which do improve on the formula More
I love a good prison escape flick, shown by my love for those two aforementioned productions which do improve on the formula More
alexlimberg
/10 10 months ago
Eastwood in another installment of the "man without name" series. Little is known of him other than he's dedicated, resourceful, a survivor and hates when people are treated unfairly. And as always you don't even know what will happen to him after his time at Alcatraz .And he's again great in this r More
Zoran81
CONTAINS SPOILERS/10 2 weeks ago
Escape from Alcatraz is a gripping and tense film that showcases the power of hope and determination against seemingly impossible odds. Directed by Don Siegel and starring Clint Eastwood in one of his standout performances, the film tells the true story of a daring escape from the infamous Alcatraz More
CinemaSerf
2 years ago
Clint Eastwood is at the top of his game in this thriller. He is bank robber Frank Morris, Incarcerated in one of America's most impregnable prisons, under the menacing gaze of warden Patrick McGoohan. He quickly concludes that he has little left to live for but escape. Together with twins Clarence More
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