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      • The film thrust the true story of inmates Frank Morris, Clarence Anglin, and his brother John Anglin into the public consciousness and was regarded as one of the best movies of 1979. While the film version of the daring escape has remained popular throughout the years, the true story has continued to fascinate the public as well.
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  4. www.history.com › news › alcatraz-escape-newWas the Escape from Alcatraz Successful? - HISTORY

    Jul 16, 2018 · In 1962, inmates and bank robbers Frank Morris and John and Clarence Anglin vanished from Alcatraz, the federal island penitentiary off the coast of San Francisco.

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  5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › June_1962_Alcatraz_escapeJune 1962 Alcatraz escape attempt - Wikipedia

    A 2011 documentary on the National Geographic Channel entitled Vanished from Alcatraz reported that contrary to the official FBI report, a raft was discovered on Angel Island on June 12, 1962, the day after the escape, with footprints leading away from it.

  6. historythings.com › real-story-behind-movie-escapeThe Real Story Behind The Movie Escape From Alcatraz

    Aug 12, 2023 · Three convicts, after months of planning, hatched an escape that put them outside the walls of the prison. They made is as far as the bay of San Francisco. What happened after that is uncertain, but there exist theories and evidence to argue that their story didn’t end there. Hollywood made the story into a movie, starring Clint Eastwood.

  7. www.history.com › news › did-anyone-ever-escape-fromDid anyone ever escape from Alcatraz? - HISTORY

    Aug 8, 2012 · Not if you believe the real-life story behind the 1979 movie Escape From Alcatraz, in which Clint Eastwood plays Frank Morris, who supposedly led an escape attempt from Alcatraz in June...

  8. www.bbc.com › culture › article'It was the cleverest escape in the prison's 30 years': The ...

    Jun 10, 2024 · On 12 June 1962, three men escaped from the notorious Alcatraz prison. While their fate remains unknown, the ingenuity of their escape continues to captivate.

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  9. www.youtube.com › watchThe Great Escape from Alcatraz: The True Story Behind the ...

    Dive into the incredible true story of the 1962 Alcatraz escape, one of the most infamous prison breaks in American history.

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  10. didyouknowfacts.com › escape-alcatraz-real-storyEscape from Alcatraz: The Real Story of the Infamous 1962 ...

    Sep 18, 2017 · Alcatraz, located in the middle of San Francisco Bay, was thought to be escape-proof. Notorious inmates such as Al Capone , “Machine Gun” Kelly, and James “Whitey” Bulger did hard time on “The Rock” during its days as a federal prison from 1934 until 1963.

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