Escape from Alcatraz
Paramount Pictures / Paramount Home Entertainment / Malpaso Company (1979)
Action, Adventure, Classic, Suspense/Thriller
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IMDB   7.6
111 mins United States / English
DVD  Region 1, Region 2   PG
Clint Eastwood Frank Morris
Patrick McGoohan Warden
Roberts Blossom Doc
Jack Thibeau Clarence Anglin
Fred Ward John Anglin
Paul Benjamin English
Larry Hankin Charley Butts
Bruce M. Fischer Wolf
Frank Ronzio Litmus
Fred Stuthman Johnson
David Cryer Wagner
Madison Arnold Zimmerman
Blair Burrows Fight Guard
Bob Balhatchet Medical Technical Assistant
Matthew Locricchio Exam Guard (as Matthew J. Locricchio)
Don Michaelian Beck
Ray K. Goman Cellblock Captain
Director
Don Siegel
Producer Don Siegel
Robert Daley
Writer Richard Tuggle
J. Campbell Bruce
Cinematography Bruce Surtees
Musician Jerry Fielding


Superstar Clint Eastwood and director Don Siegel re-team for their fifth film in this fascinating account 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. Eastwood portrays Frank Morris, the cunning bank robber who masterminded the elaborately detailed and, as far as anyone knows, ultimately successful, escape. Patrick McGoohan is a superb counterpoint as the suspicious warden. Filmed on location in Alcatraz, this gritty and realistic reenactment of the true story has all the power one expects of an Eastwood/Siegel movie.
Edition Details
Edition Widescreen DVD Collection
Release Date 09/03/1999
Packaging Keep Case
Screen Ratio 1.85:1
Subtitles English
Audio Tracks English Dolby Digital 1.0
French Dolby Digital 1.0
Layers Single Side, Single Layer
No. of Discs/Tapes 1

Features
Color Closed-captioned Widescreen Dolby