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Escape from Alcatraz

Escape from Alcatraz

7,5 /10 (3,160 Votes)
1979 EN 113 min

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.

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Release date

22/06/1979

Votes

3,160

Popularity

5.9

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

Genres

Status

Released

Language

EN

Runtime

113 min

Budget

$8,000,000

Revenue

$43,004,381

Clint Eastwood

Clint Eastwood

Frank Morris

Patrick McGoohan

Patrick McGoohan

Warden

Roberts Blossom

Roberts Blossom

Doc

Jack Thibeau

Jack Thibeau

Clarence Anglin

Fred Ward

Fred Ward

John Anglin

Paul Benjamin

Paul Benjamin

English

Larry Hankin

Larry Hankin

Charley Butts

Bruce M. Fischer

Bruce M. Fischer

Wolf

Frank Ronzio

Frank Ronzio

Litmus

Fred Stuthman

Fred Stuthman

Johnson

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David Cryer

Wagner

Hank Brandt

Hank Brandt

Associate Warden

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Ray K. Goman

Cellblock Captain

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Blair Burrows

Fight Guard

Madison Arnold

Madison Arnold

Zimmerman

Garry Goodrow

Garry Goodrow

Weston

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Ron Vernan

Stone

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Ed Vasgersian

Cranston

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Matthew Locricchio

Exam Guard #1

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Bob Balhatchet

Medical Technical Assistant

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Stephen Bradley

Exam Guard #2

Regina Baff

Regina Baff

Lucy

Joe Miksak

Joe Miksak

Police Sgt.

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Candace Bowen

English's Daughter

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Don Michaelian

Beck

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Dan Leegant

Guard

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John Garabedian

Guard

Jason Ronard

Jason Ronard

Bobs

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Ross Reynolds

Helicopter Pilot

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Al Dunlap

Visitors' Guard

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Denis Berkfeldt

Guard

Jim Haynie

Jim Haynie

Guard

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Tony Dario

Guard

Fritz Manes

Fritz Manes

Guard

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Dana Derfus

Guard

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Don Cummins

Guard

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Gordon Handforth

Guard

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John Scanlon

Guard

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Don Watters

Guard

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Joe Knowland

Guard

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James Collier

Guard

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R. J. Ganzert

Guard

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Robert Hirschfeld

Guard

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Lloyd Nelson

Guard

George Orrison

George Orrison

Guard

Gary Warren

Gary Warren

Guard

Joseph Whipp

Joseph Whipp

Guard

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Terry Wills

Guard

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Dale Alvarez

Inmate

Sheldon Feldner

Sheldon Feldner

Inmate

Danny Glover

Danny Glover

Inmate

Carl Lumbly

Carl Lumbly

Inmate

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Patrick Valentino

Inmate

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Gilbert Thomas Jr.

Inmate

Eugene Jackson

Eugene Jackson

Inmate

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r96sk

r96sk

2022-01-21

⭐ 9

Gotta feel for this due to the later emergence of <em>'<a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/the-shawshank-redemption/">The Shawshank Redemption</a>'</em> and even <em>'<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prison_Break">Prison Break</a>'</em>, but <em>'Escape From Alcatraz'</em> 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; TSR - one of my favourite films, fwiw - particularly must've took a lot of inspiration from this, I noted a fair few similarities. With the cas…

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JPV852

JPV852

2022-11-08

⭐ 8

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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CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

2023-06-05

⭐ 7

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 and John Anglin (Fred Ward and Jack Thibeau) he puts together an intricate plan to escape their prison by using the utility tunnels to escape the complex then some makeshift inflatables to get across San Francisco bay. The facts of the story mean the ending is never in doubt - insofar as we actually…

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