No one has ever escaped from Alcatraz… and no one ever will!
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.
Escape from Alcatraz (1979) is a drama and thriller film directed by Don Siegel, released on June 22, 1979 with a runtime of 1h 53m. It stars Clint Eastwood, Patrick McGoohan, Roberts Blossom and Jack Thibeau. Viewers rate it 7.5 out of 10 across 3,270 ratings.
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Clint Eastwood
as Frank Morris
Patrick McGoohan
as Warden
Roberts Blossom
as Doc
Jack Thibeau
as Clarence Anglin
Fred Ward
as John Anglin
Paul Benjamin
as English
Larry Hankin
as Charley Butts
Bruce M. Fischer
as Wolf
Frank Ronzio
as Litmus
Fred Stuthman
as Johnson
David Cryer
as Wagner
Hank Brandt
as Associate Warden
Directed by Don Siegel, written by Richard Tuggle and J. Campbell Bruce, produced by Don Siegel.
Average viewer score of 7.5/10 from 3,270 ratings.
Gotta feel for this due to the later emergence of <em>'<a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/the-shawshank-redemption/">The Shawshank Redemption</a>'</em> and even <em>'<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prison_Break">Prison Break</a>'</em>, but <em>'Escape From Alcatraz'</em> still merits its own props as a great film. I love a good prison escape flick, shown by my love for those two aforementioned productions…
Reviewed on January 21, 2022
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**
Reviewed on November 8, 2022
Clint Eastwood is at the top of his game in this thriller. He is bank robber Frank Morris, Incarcerated in one of America's most impregnable prisons, under the menacing gaze of warden Patrick McGoohan. He quickly concludes that he has little left to live for but escape. Together with twins Clarence and John Anglin (Fred Ward and Jack Thibeau) he puts together an intricate plan to escape their prison by using the…
Reviewed on June 5, 2023
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Escape from Alcatraz (1979) is available to stream on fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Philo, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, MGM Plus, History Vault and Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Escape from Alcatraz (1979) includes Clint Eastwood, Patrick McGoohan, Roberts Blossom, Jack Thibeau and Fred Ward. The film was directed by Don Siegel. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Escape from Alcatraz was released on June 22, 1979 and runs for 1h 53m.
Escape from Alcatraz (1979) holds an average rating of 7.5 out of 10 from 3,270 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy drama and thriller films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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