Escape from Alcatraz (1979)

Name: Escape from Alcatraz
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Released: 1979-06-22
Duration: 1 h 53 min
Rating: 7.503
Cast: Clint Eastwood, Patrick McGoohan, Roberts Blossom, Jack Thibeau, Fred Ward

Drama, Thriller • PT1H53M

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.

Director: Don Siegel

Top Cast

Clint Eastwood as Frank Morris
Patrick McGoohan as Warden
Roberts Blossom as Doc
Jack Thibeau as Clarence Anglin
Fred Ward as John Anglin

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