Escape from Alcatraz (1979)

United States of America

Drama, Thriller

Paramount, Malpaso Productions

Clint Eastwood, Patrick McGoohan, Roberts Blossom, Jack Thibeau, Fred Ward, Paul Benjamin

Don Siegel

Richard Tuggle

Taglines: No one has ever escaped from Alcatraz… and no one ever will!

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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.

Reviews:

Author: JPV852
Seen this one several times and still is a well done and straight forward, well shot, escape-thriller with fine performances all around. Nothing fancy and just enough character development to make you care. **4.0/5**