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Escape from Alcatraz
- Director: Don Siegel
- Writer: J. Campbell Bruce; Richard Tuggle
- Producer: Robert Daley; Fritz Manes
CGiii Comment
The depiction here is of a white prison with a handful of black men...
There is the usual shower scene, the nasty guards et al.
This is a slow and pensive tale - made murky because of the lack of Shawshank sunshine.
It does have one memorable line: Go ahead punk make me gay.
All prison movies borrow from each other - it's just the nature of the beast.
There are better and there are worse - this resides in an above average neighbourhood.
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
The true story of three inmates who attempt a daring escape from the infamous prison, Alcatraz Island. Although no-one had managed to escape before, bank robber Frank Morris masterminded this elaborately detailed and, as far as anyone knows, ultimately successful, escape. In 29 years, this seemingly impenetrable federal penitentiary, which housed Al Capone and "Birdman" Robert Stroud, was only broken once by three inmates never heard of again.
Cast & Characters
Clint Eastwood as Frank Morris;
Patrick McGoohan as Warden;
Roberts Blossom as Doc;
Jack Thibeau as Clarence Anglin;
Fred Ward as John Anglin;
Paul Benjamin as English;
Larry Hankin as Charley Butts;
Bruce M. Fischer as Wolf;
Frank Ronzio as Litmus;
Fred Stuthman as Johnson;
David Cryer as Wagner;
Madison Arnold as Zimmerman;
Blair Burrows as Fight Guard;
Bob Balhatchet as Medical Technical Assistant;
Matthew Locricchio as Exam Guard