Escape from Alcatraz

No one has ever escaped from Alcatraz… and no one ever will!

7.519791h 53m

Released

Drama

Thriller

Overview

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.

StatusReleased

Release Date1979-06-22

Runtime1h 53m

LanguagesEnglish

CountriesUnited States of America

Budget$8,000,000

Revenue$43,004,381

Keywords

prison

island

based on novel or book

escape

san francisco, california

Videos

1 total

Trailer

Escape from Alcatraz (1979) Original Trailer [HD]

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Cast & Crew

Clint Eastwood

as Frank Morris

Patrick McGoohan

as Warden

Roberts Blossom

as Doc

Jack Thibeau

as Clarence Anglin

Fred Ward

as John Anglin

Paul Benjamin

as English

Larry Hankin

as Charley Butts

Bruce M. Fischer

as Wolf

Frank Ronzio

as Litmus

Fred Stuthman

as Johnson

Reviews

r96sk

Jan 21, 2022

9/10

Gotta feel for this due to the later emergence of '<a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/the-shawshank-redemption/">The Shawshank Redemption</a>' and even '<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prison_Break">Prison Break</a>', but 'Escape From Alcatraz' still merits its own props as a great film. I love a good prison e…

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JPV852

Nov 8, 2022

8/10

Seen this one several times and still is a well done and straight forward, well shot, escape-thriller with fine performances all around. Nothing fancy and just enough character development to make you care. **4.0/5**

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