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Escape from Alcatraz( 1979)

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

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Clint Eastwood

      Frank Morris

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      Patrick McGoohan

      Warden

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      Roberts Blossom

      Doc

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      Jack Thibeau

      Clarence Anglin

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      Fred Ward

      John Anglin

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      Paul Benjamin

      English

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      Larry Hankin

      Charley Butts

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      Bruce M. Fischer

      Wolf

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      Frank Ronzio

      Litmus

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      Fred Stuthman

      Johnson

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      David Cryer

      Wagner

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      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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      Madison Arnold

      Zimmerman

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      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

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      Regina Baff

      Lucy

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      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

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      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

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      Jim Haynie

      Guard

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      Tony Dario

      Guard

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      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

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      George Orrison

      Guard

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      Gary Warren

      Guard

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      Joseph Whipp

      Guard

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      Terry Wills

      Guard

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      Dale Alvarez

      Inmate

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      Sheldon Feldner

      Inmate

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      Danny Glover

      Inmate

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      Carl Lumbly

      Inmate

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      Patrick Valentino

      Inmate

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      Gilbert Thomas Jr.

      Inmate

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      Eugene Jackson

      Inmate

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    Review 3Discussion

    A review by r96sk

    9
    Written by r96sk on Fri Jan 21 2022
    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 cast...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    8000000.00

    Revenue

    43004381.00

    Keywords

    • prison
    • island
    • based on novel or book
    • escape
    • san francisco, california
    • alcatraz prison
    • prison warden
    • based on true story
    • prison escape
    • 1960s
    • escape plan