Escape from Alcatraz

A dramatization of the one possibly successful escape from the notorious prison.

• Director: Don Siegel
• Genre:Action / Crime / Drama / Thriller
• Runtime:107 minutes

Cast

Clint Eastwood : Frank Morris
Patrick McGoohan: Warden
Roberts Blossom : Doc
Jack Thibeau : Clarence Anglin
Fred Ward : John Anglin

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.

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, shortly after the escape.

There is some hint at the end of the film that the escape was successful, but in fact it remains a mystery as to whether the escapees succeeded or not. Read more