Escape from Alcatraz (film)
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- This article is concerned with the Escape From Alcatraz film; for the Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon see Escape from Alcatraz (triathlon).
| Escape From Alcatraz | |
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| 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 |
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Escape from Alcatraz is a 1979 thriller film, directed by Don Siegel and starring Clint Eastwood. The film co-stars Fred Ward, and also features Patrick McGoohan as the suspicious, vindictive warden.
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.
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.
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