Escape from Alcatraz (1979)
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.
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Clint EastwoodFrank Morris
Patrick McGoohanWarden
Roberts BlossomDoc
Jack ThibeauClarence Anglin
Fred WardJohn Anglin
Paul BenjaminEnglish
Larry HankinCharley ButtsBruce M. FischerWolf
Frank RonzioLitmus
Fred StuthmanJohnsonDavid CryerWagner
Hank BrandtAssociate WardenKeywords
Based on novel or bookBased on a true storySan francisco, californiaPrisonIsland1960sPrison escapeAlcatraz prisonPrison wardenEscape planBased on true story
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Genre affinityThriller · DramaTheme affinityBased On Novel Or Book · Based On A True Story · San Francisco CaliforniaDialogue densityDramaEmotional intensityPrison WardenDirector preference76727Actor preference70156 · 80709 · 157571
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What is Escape from Alcatraz about?
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.
How long is Escape from Alcatraz?
Escape from Alcatraz has a runtime of 113 minutes.
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