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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.
Escape from Alcatraz. San Francisco, California (CA), US. This information board describes the route and methods used by three inmates on June 11, 1962 to escape Alcatraz. The escape was made into a book and later the 1979 movie staring Clint Eastwood.
Then and Now filming locations in 1978 San Francisco, on Alcatraz Island, from the movie 'Escape From Alcatraz'.
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Alcatraz recreation yard (Google Maps). This was the yard used for recreation time between 1934 and 1963. The yard was also used to film the 1979 Clint Eastwood film Escape from Alcatraz as well...
Real. Scene was shot Alcatraz Island is located in San Francisco Bay, 1.25 miles (2.01 km) from the shore of San Francisco. Alcatraz Island is home to the abandoned prison, the site of the oldest operating lighthouse on the West Coast of the United States and early military fortifications.
The real Alcatraz Island, which once housed ‘Machine Gun’ Kelly and Al Capone, is seen in a long shot from San Francisco Bay. Restrictions eased after the prison closed in 1963, and the real Alcatraz was used for Point Blank , Escape From Alcatraz and The Rock .
Mar 6, 2011 · Discover Alcatraz Island in San Francisco, California: In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.
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