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The film is set between the arrival of Morris at Alcatraz in January 1960 and his escape in June 1962. Shortly after he arrives, Morris meets the Warden, who remains in office over the course of the entire movie. In reality, Warden Madigan had been replaced by Blackwell in 1961.
Escape from Alcatraz: Directed by Don Siegel. With Clint Eastwood, Patrick McGoohan, Roberts Blossom, Jack Thibeau. Alcatraz is the most secure prison of its time.
- (149K)
- Action, Biography, Crime
- Don Siegel
- 1979-06-22
Release info. Escape from Alcatraz. Jump to Edit. Release Date. Canada. June 22, 1979. United States. June 22, 1979. Italy. August 30, 1979 (Venice Film Festival) Sweden. September 10, 1979. Brazil. September 14, 1979. 34 more. Also Known As (AKA) (original title) Escape from Alcatraz. Argentina. Alcatraz. Fuga imposible. Australia.
The true story of Frank Morris (Clint Eastwood), a cunning bank robber who was sent to Alcatraz Island, the most feared prison in the world. Although nobody had ever escaped from Alcatraz, Frank masterminded this elaborately detailed and, as far as anyone knows, ultimately successful, escape.
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 is a 1979 American prison thriller film directed and produced by Don Siegel. The screenplay, written by Richard Tuggle, is based on the 1963 non-fiction book of the same name by J. Campbell Bruce, which recounts the 1962 prisoner escape from the maximum security prison on Alcatraz Island.
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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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