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- Lupin The Third: Alcatraz Connection. Lupin and his crew are searching for some gold bars in a sunken ship off the coast of Alcatraz Island in San Francisco, California.
- Downtime. Slim Williams, a small-time dealer, and his sidekick Paulie are prepared to score big. But when Slim gets caught in a lethal police operation and is sent to a maximum-security prison, the simple arrangement turns into a nightmare.
- Escape From Alcatraz. The only three men to ever escape from the notorious Alcatraz maximum security facility are the subject of this movie. Also, the film is inspired by the book of the same name.
- The Rock. John Patrick Mason, a former British spy, and FBI chemical warfare expert Stanley Goodspeed are sent on an urgent assignment. They both have to stop Gen.
Mar 5, 2021 · Melissa Sartore. Updated March 5, 2021 91.8K views 13 items. The federal penitentiary on Alcatraz Island, located off the coast of San Francisco, CA, opened in 1934. Until it closed nearly three decades later, Alcatraz was reserved for some of the most ruthless criminals.
In early 1960 Frank Morris, a criminal who has absconded from other facilities, arrives at the maximum security prison on Alcatraz Island. Alcatraz is unique within the US prison system for its high level of security, and no inmate has ever escaped.
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Nov 23, 2023 · Murder in the First (1995): A drama film that revolves around a fictionalized inmate’s experience at Alcatraz. Point Blank (1967): This film holds the distinction of being the first major motion picture to be shot on Alcatraz Island after the prison’s closure.
Jun 22, 1979 · 1 Video. 99+ Photos. Action Biography Crime. Alcatraz is the most secure prison of its time. It is believed that no one can ever escape from it, until three daring men make a possibly successful attempt at escaping from one of the most infamous prisons in the world. Director. Don Siegel. Writers. J. Campbell Bruce. Richard Tuggle. Stars.
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- Action, Biography, Crime
- Don Siegel
- 1979-06-22
We learn prison discipline, we learn the ways of dehumanizing that are peculiar to this prison, we meet the sadistic warden, and inmates like Doc, a gifted painter; English, a bitter black librarian, and old Litmus, who keeps a pet mouse.
On the night of 18 January 1960, convict Frank Morris (Clint Eastwood) enters the federal penitentiary at Alcatraz, an island fortress situated in San Francisco bay, California. After being strip-searched and given a dark blue prison uniform, Frank is escorted naked to his cell where one guard taunts him by saying "Welcome to Alcatraz".
