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Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. For almost all of its length, "Escape from Alcatraz" is a taut and toughly wrought portrait of life in a prison. It is also a masterful piece of storytelling, in which the characters say little and the camera explains the action.
The prison on Alcatraz island is a desolate rock in the middle of a stormy sea of cold water, and no one has ever survived an escape. Three prisoners with nothing to lose concoct an elaborate plan to once again taste freedom. Based on a true story. 4,650 IMDb 7.6 1 h 51 min 1979. X-Ray PG.
Synopsis. 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".
Film Details. Articles & Reviews. Quotes. Trivia. Notes. Brief Synopsis. A prison lifer attempts to tunnel his way out of the inescapable island fortress. Cast & Crew. Read More. Don Siegel. Director. Clint Eastwood. Patrick Mcgoohan. Roberts Blossom. Jack Thibeau. Sheldon Feldner. Photos & Videos. View All. Film Details. Also Known As.
PG | drama | 1 HR 52 MIN | 1979. WATCH NOW. The prison on Alcatraz island is a desolate rock in the middle of a stormy sea of cold water, and no one has ever survived an escape. Three prisoners with nothing to lose concoct an elaborate plan to once again taste freedom. Based on a true story.
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. Don Siegel. Director. Richard Tuggle. Screenplay.
Drama. arrow_forward. info_outline. Superstar Clint Eastwood and director Don Siegal re-team for their fifth film in this fascinating account of the only three men ever to escape from the...
