Escape From Alcatraz
Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Paramount Pictures  (1979) 112 mins PG

7.6 (16,786 votes)
Superstar Clint Eastwood and director Don Siegel re-team for their fifth film in this fascinating account of the only three men ever to escape from the infamous maximum security prison at Alcatraz. In 29 Years, the seemingly impenetrable federal penitentiary, which housed Al Capone and "Birdman" Robert Stroud, was only broken once - by three men never heard of again.
Eastwood portrays Frank Morris, the cunning bank robber who masterminded the elaborately detailed and, as far as anyone knows, ultimately successful, escape. Patrick McGoohan is superb counterpoint as the suspicious warden. Filmed on location in Alcatraz, this gritty and realistic reenactment of the true story has all the power one expects of an Eastwood/Siegel movie....

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Cast and Crew
Clint Eastwood  ......  Frank Morris
Patrick McGoohan  ......  Warden
Roberts Blossom  ......  Doc
Jack Thibeau  ......  Clarence Anglin
Fred Ward  ......  John Anglin
Paul Benjamin  ......  English
Director  .....  Don Siegel
Producer  .....  Don Siegel
Writer  .....  J. Campbell Bruce; Richard Tuggle
Notes
Goofs:
Continuity: Frank Morris' bed is on the right side of the cell in some scenes, and on the left in others. (more)

Trivia:
Visitors to Alcatraz Island may be interested in viewing the actual cells that had been home to the real-life inmates depicted here by Clint Eastwood (Frank Morris), Fred Ward (John William Anglin), and Jack Thibeau (John's brother Clarence Anglin). Their cells #138, #140 and #144 are located in B Block ("Michigan Avenue") along the bottom row. The cells used in the film, however, are located in the C Block, middle cells on the Broadway side along the bottom row. (more)

Filming Locations:
Alcatraz Island, San Francisco Bay, California, USA (more)

Quotes:
Prison Guard: Welcome to Alcatraz. (more)