Escape from Alcatraz
Movie
1979
PG
1 HOUR 47 MINS
Thriller
Action
Historical drama
A hardened con with a history of prison breaks and two brothers plan their 1962 escape from America’s most infamously brutal and inescapable maximum security prison.
Cast & Crew
Clint Eastwood Frank Morris
Patrick McGoohan Warden
Jack Thibeau Clarence Anglin
Roberts Blossom Doc
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 J. Locricchio Exam Guard
Don Michaelian Beck
Ray K. Goman Cellblock Captain
Jason Ronard Bobs
Don Siegel Director
Richard Tuggle Screenwriter
Don Siegel Producer
Robert Daley Executive Producer
Bruce Surtees Cinematography
Ferris Webster Film Editing
Jerry Fielding Original Music
Allen E. Smith Production Designer
Edward J. McDonald Set Decoration
Marion Dougherty Casting
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Wednesday, March 18
A hardened con with a history of prison breaks, is sent to serve the rest of his life sentence.
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