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Escape from Alcatraz

Cast

Clint Eastwood, Patrick McGoohan, Roberts Blossom, Jack Thibeau View All


Crew

Don Siegel (Director), Richard Tuggle (Screenplay) View All

Released: Jun. 22nd, 1979
Runtime: 1 hour, 51 minutes
Escape from Alcatraz tells the story of the only three men ever to escape from the infamous maximum security prison at Alcatraz. In 29 years, the seemingly impenetrable federal penitentiary, which housed Al Capone and "Birdman" Robert Stroud, was only broken once - by three men never heard of again.
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Jack1
In a film like this, the prison itself becomes a tangible setting, but allowing the characters themselves to convey themselves to the audience is also essential.
JayDee
So seeing all the little details - the soldering of a digging implement, the raincoat raft, the paper mache heads etc.
spudracer
Seeing how it all transpired (based on the director's view) is very interesting. There are a few slow points throughout, but if anything, they show you just how isolated you were from anything and everything if you were serving time on the rock.

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