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Escape from Alcatraz

Movie
1979
1h 53m
PG
English
Drama, Thriller
User Score: 
7.8
Critic Score: 
87
Escape from Alcatraz' Poster
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 Poster

Escape from Alcatraz

PG
Movie
1979
1h 53m
English
Drama, Thriller
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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7.8
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Escape from Alcatraz (1979) on IMDb
CRITIC SCORE
87

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Clint Eastwood
Frank Morris
Jack Thibeau
Clarence Anglin
Fred Ward
John Anglin
Larry Hankin
Charley Butts
Hank Brandt
Associate Warden
Ray K Goman
Cellblock Captain
Blair Burrows
Fight Guard
Matthew Locricchio
Exam Guard #1
Bob Balhatchet
Medical Technical Assistant
Stephen Bradley
Exam Guard #2
Joe Miksak
Police Sgt.
Candace Bowen
English's Daughter
Directed By: Don Siegel
Written By: Richard Tuggle (Screenplay)

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lifeiscrazy says...
8 years ago
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Awww I feel for Charley Butts :|
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siggi963 says...
4 months ago
A classic prison movie based on true events. If you ever have bee or will be in Alcatraz, you’ll see the real places where it happened. Just a classic not to miss
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itscharanhere says...
one year ago
Good escape movie at that time
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Samekas says...
5 years ago
A mediocre movie, boring and slow...
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Featured User Reviews

r96sk
9/10  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
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alexlimberg
7/10  11 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
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Zoran81
CONTAINS SPOILERS8/10  2 months 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
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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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