Escape From Alcatraz
Directed by	Don Siegel
Produced by	Don Siegel
Written by	J. Campbell Bruce (novel) Richard Tuggle
Starring	Clint Eastwood Patrick McGoohan
Music by	Jerry Fielding
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date(s)	June 22, 1979
Running time	112 min.
Language	English
IMDb profile

Escape from Alcatraz is a 1979 thriller film, directed by Don Siegel and starring Clint Eastwood. The film co-stars Fred Ward, and Patrick McGoohan as the suspicious, vindictive warden. Image File history File links Movie poster This is a copyrighted poster. ... Don Siegel (October 26, 1912 - April 20, 1991) was an influential American film director. ... Don Siegel (October 26, 1912 - April 20, 1991) was an influential American film director. ... Clinton Eastwood, Jr. ... Patrick McGoohan as Number Six in The Prisoner Patrick Joseph McGoohan (born March 19, 1928 in Astoria, Queens, New York) is an American-born Irish actor who starred in the 1960s television series Danger Man (renamed Secret Agent when exported to the US) and cult classic The Prisoner. ... Jerry Fielding (born June 17, 1922 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) was an American radio, film and television composer, conductor, and musical director. ... Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production and distribution company, based in Hollywood, California. ... June 22 is the 173rd day of the year (174th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 192 days remaining. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... The thriller is a broad genre of literature, film, and television that includes numerous, often-overlapping sub-genres. ... Film is a term that encompasses motion pictures as individual projects, as well as the field in general. ... Don Siegel (October 26, 1912 - April 20, 1991) was an influential American film director. ... Clinton Eastwood, Jr. ... Ward in Miami Blues (1990) Frederick Ward (born December 30, 1942) is an American actor. ... Patrick McGoohan as Number Six in The Prisoner Patrick Joseph McGoohan (born March 19, 1928 in Astoria, Queens, New York) is an American-born Irish actor who starred in the 1960s television series Danger Man (renamed Secret Agent when exported to the US) and cult classic The Prisoner. ...

The film is based on the non-fiction book Escape from Alcatraz by J. Campbell Bruce. It chronicles the story of Frank Morris (Eastwood) and brothers John (Ward) and Clarence Anglin (Jack Thibeau), who have the distinction of being possibly the only people to ever escape from the Alcatraz prison. It also features the film debut of Danny Glover. Escape from Alcatraz is a 1979 film, directed by Don Siegel and starring Clint Eastwood. ... Frank Lee Morris (September 1, 1926 - June 11, 1962?) was an American criminal who escaped from Alcatraz and was never seen again. ... John Anglin John William Anglin (May 2, 1930 - June 11, 1962?) was an American criminal who escaped from Alcatraz along with his brother Clarence and Frank Morris on June 11, 1962. ... Clarence Anglin, picture taken in Alcatraz. ... Alcatraz Island is located in the middle of San Francisco Bay in California. ... Danny Glover at World Social Forum 2003. ...

A cold, atmospheric thriller the film captures many of the difficulties of prison life and the conditions of Alcatraz prison before it was closed down permanently.

Eastwood as Frank Morris

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External links

• Escape from Alcatraz at the Internet Movie Database
• Escape from Alcatraz at Rotten Tomatoes