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Feature film — 1979

Escape from Alcatraz (1979)

7.51h 53mDrama — 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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A high-signal pick with 3,338 votes.

Paramount Pictures / Malpaso Productions

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Director: Don Siegel

On screen

Cast & crew

Clint Eastwood as Frank Morris

Clint Eastwood

Frank Morris

Patrick McGoohan as Warden

Patrick McGoohan

Warden

Roberts Blossom as Doc

Roberts Blossom

Doc

Jack Thibeau as Clarence Anglin

Jack Thibeau

Clarence Anglin

Fred Ward as John Anglin

Fred Ward

John Anglin

Paul Benjamin as English

Paul Benjamin

English

Larry Hankin as Charley Butts

Larry Hankin

Charley Butts

Bruce M. Fischer as Wolf

Bruce M. Fischer

Wolf

Frank Ronzio as Litmus

Frank Ronzio

Litmus

Fred Stuthman as Johnson

Fred Stuthman

Johnson

D

David Cryer

Wagner

Hank Brandt as Associate Warden

Hank Brandt

Associate Warden

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