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Although some interiors had to be recreated at Paramount in Hollywood, much of the movie was actually shot at the disused prison of Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay. The crumbling structure needed extensive renovations, which have fortuitously helped to preserve it as a tourist attraction.
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.
- Filmed in Ohio: Movies locations you can visit in the Buckeye State. CLEVELAND, Ohio – The best of moviemaking will be celebrated in Hollywood this weekend.
- The Shawshank Redemption, Mansfield. Many of these sites are open to the public and are featured on the Shawshank Trail. Among them: * The Ohio State Reformatory, which substitutes for Shawshank State Prison in the movie.
- The Avengers, Cleveland. Downtown Cleveland stands in for both New York City and Stuttgart, Germany, in this action-packed superhero flick, released in 2012.
- Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Cleveland. Cleveland subs for Washington, D.C., in this 2014 Marvel movie, which features a downtown chase scene, Tower City Center, the Cleveland Museum of Art, Lake View Cemetery and other sites.
20 Movies That Were Made in Ohio. Academy Award-winning tales, lesser-known finds and, yes, even a couple of couple box-office bombs have been filmed in the Buckeye State. BY Sean Eifert | Ohio State Reformatory, courtesy of Destination Mansfield – Richland County. When it comes to movies made in Ohio, “A Christmas Story” and “The ...
Feb 26, 2021 · Today we spotlight some of the filming locations for Escape From Alcatraz (1979), which starred Clint Eastwood and was directed by Don Siegel. The top photo is a screen shot taken from the movie while the photo underneath it is what the location looks like when I visited in September 2014.
The Escape from Alcatraz scenes where the Warden finds part of the raft and the chrysanthemum on a rock were filmed on Angel Island, Tiburon. The historic bay island is accessible by ferry with open-air trams offering panoramic views of San Francisco.
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With Clint Eastwood, Patrick McGoohan, Roberts Blossom, Jack Thibeau. Alcatraz is the most secure prison of its time. It is believed that no one can ever escape from it, until three daring men make a possibly successful attempt at escaping from one of the most infamous prisons in the world.
