Escape from Alcatraz (1979)

 

Escape from Alcatraz

1979 ‧ Action/Thriller ‧ 1h 52m

MOVIE INFO

Frank Morris (Clint Eastwood), a hardened con with a history of prison breaks, is sent to serve the rest of his life sentence at Alcatraz -- America's most infamously brutal and inescapable maximum security prison. Morris quickly realizes the prison's dehumanizing effects and clashes with its cruel warden (Patrick McGoohan). Fed up with life at Alcatraz, Morris and two convict brothers (Fred Ward, Jack Thibeau) meticulously plan the unthinkable: an escape from the island.

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• Rating: PG

• Genre: Mystery & thriller, Drama, Action

• Original Language: English

• Director: Don Siegel

• Producer: Don Siegel

• Writer: Richard Tuggle

• Release Date (Streaming): Aug 1, 2013

• Runtime: 1h 47m

• Production Co: Paramount, Paramount Pictures International

CAST & CREW

Clint Eastwood

Frank Morris

Patrick McGoohan

Warden

Jack Thibeau

Clarence Anglin

Roberts Blossom

Doc

Fred Ward

John Anglin

Paul Benjamin

English

Larry Hankin

Charley Butts

Bruce M. Fischer

Wolf

Frank Ronzio

Litmus

Fred Stuthman

Johnson

David Cryer

Wagner

Madison Arnold

Zimmerman

Blair Burrows

Fight Guard

Bob Balhatchet

Medical Technical Assistant

Matthew Locricchio

Exam Guard

Don Michaelian

Beck

Ray K. Goman

Cellblock Captain

Jason Ronard

Bobs

Don Siegel

Director

Don Siegel

Producer

Richard Tuggle

Screenwriter