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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.
United States Penitentiary, Alcatraz Island, also known simply as Alcatraz ( English: / ˈælkəˌtræz /, Spanish: [ a l k a ˈ t ɾ a s] "the gannet ") or The Rock, was a maximum security federal prison on Alcatraz Island, 1.25 miles (2.01 km) off the coast of San Francisco, California, United States. The site of a fort since the 1850s, the ...
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- August 11, 1934; 89 years ago
- March 21, 1963; 60 years ago
The Battle of Alcatraz, which lasted from May 2 to 4, 1946, was the result of an escape attempt at Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary by armed convicts. Two Federal Bureau of Prisons officers—William A. Miller and Harold Stites—were killed (Miller by inmate Joseph Cretzer who attempted escape and Stites by friendly fire).
- May 2–4, 1946
- Escape attempt failed
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Feb 1, 2024 · In the 1860s, during the Civil War, Alcatraz served as a military prison for Confederate sympathizers and others. Over the following decades, its role expanded to house military prisoners from various campaigns and conflicts, including the Spanish-American War and World War I.
Feb 4, 2023 · The Jobs Prisoners Had In Alcatraz. The Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary, aka "The Rock," served as the country's most secure federal prison from 1934 to 1963. Located on the island of the same name, the maximum security facility was, according to Alcatraz History, "the prison system's prison," where those criminals who were too unruly for other ...
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However, Alcatraz Island was well suited geographically to incarcerate a growing number of military prisoners and some unusual civilian convicts. For thousands of years before the Civil War, Alcatraz was a rugged rock inhabited by sea birds.
Mar 19, 2013 · The Rock and roles: Movies filmed at Alcatraz. It's 50 years ago this month that the world's most famous prison, Alcatraz, said goodbye to its final inmates. To commemorate The Rock's anniversary, here are some of the most memorable movies set on the island. Clint Eastwood in the 1979 movie Escape from Alcatraz. Paramount Pictures. Joanna Berry.
