Escape from Alcatraz (1979)1h53
Drama · Thriller
Director Don Siegel (7.1 avg)
Also directed Dirty Harry, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Two Mules for Sister Sara, and 37 more
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.
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Cast
Clint Eastwood
Patrick McGoohan
Roberts Blossom
Jack Thibeau
Fred Ward
Paul Benjamin
Larry Hankin
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