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Escape from Alcatraz

MOVIE • 1979

Escape from Alcatraz

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

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.

TMDB ★ 3.8/5Votes: 3,344
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Top Cast

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

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Film

Status

Released

Release

June 22, 1979

Runtime

113 min

Language

English

Origin

United States of America

Budget

$8,000,000

Revenue

$43,004,381