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Escape from Alcatraz (1979)
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22 June 1979 (USA)
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No one has ever escaped from Alcatraz... And no one ever will!
Plot:
A dramatization of the one possibly successful escape from the notorious prison. full summary | full synopsis
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"Sequel" To "Escape From Alcatraz" Being Pitched
(From CinemaRetro. 21 October 2009, 7:12 PM, PDT)
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(From CinemaRetro. 21 October 2009, 7:12 PM, PDT)
First Look: MythBusters Fall Premiere
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Clint Eastwood | ... | Frank Morris |
 | Patrick McGoohan | ... | Warden |
 | Roberts Blossom | ... | Doc |
| Jack Thibeau | ... | Clarence Anglin |
 | 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 (as Matthew J. Locricchio) |
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112 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Argentina:Atp |
Iceland:14 |
UK:AA (1979) (cut) |
Spain:13 |
West Germany:12 (f) |
New Zealand:PG |
Australia:M |
Finland:K-16 |
Ireland:15 |
Netherlands:12 |
Norway:15 |
Norway:16 (1980) |
Sweden:15 |
UK:15 |
USA:PG |
Singapore:PG
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Morris' (Clint Eastwood) disorientation after being released from solitary confinement is based on actual inmate behavior. One ex-convict who served on Alcatraz said of time in solitary, "You either came out a man, or something less."
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Boom mic visible: In the wardens office, when Morris is being briefed by the warden, the camera pulls back to (accidentally) reveal the large hole in the office ceiling. At this point the boom is quite visible.
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Prison Guard:
Welcome to Alcatraz.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Psych: 9 Lives (#1.5)" (2006)
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Soundtrack:
D Block Blues
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Alcatraz was America's toughest high-security prison, and has been much beloved by film-makers since it closed and became available as a set. Don Siegel's film is based on the true story of an attempted escape. Some aspects are clichéd (the psychopathic homosexual, for example) and by concentrating on the brutality of the regime the film gets you on the side of the escapees at the price of suggesting that prison break-outs are actually a good thing. But in general, this is a successful film that has aged well, with no sickly sentiment or overdone melodrama; by concentrating on the unadorned details of the story, the film allows each one to count. A strong, uncompromising movie, gripping even if you know the ending before it starts.