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San Francisco Bay, January 18, 1960. Frank Lee Morris is transferred to Alcatraz, a maximum security prison located on a rocky island. Although no one has ever managed to escape from there, Frank and other inmates begin to carefully prepare an escape plan.
An impossible escape plan unfolds through meticulous, quiet desperation against the backdrop of a rock surrounded by freezing, unforgiving waters. This slow-burn heist replaces explosive action with the suffocating tension of a tightening trap.
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Director
Don Siegel
Cast
Clint Eastwood, Patrick McGoohan, Roberts Blossom, Jack Thibeau, Fred Ward, Paul Benjamin, Larry Hankin, Bruce M. Fischer, Frank Ronzio, Fred Stuthman
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Escape from Alcatraz
You can watch Escape from Alcatraz (1979) for free on Hoopla, rent on Apple TV+, or buy on Apple TV+.
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7.5/10
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Director
Don Siegel
Cast
Clint Eastwood, Patrick McGoohan, Roberts Blossom, Jack Thibeau, Fred Ward, Paul Benjamin, Larry Hankin, Bruce M. Fischer, Frank Ronzio, Fred Stuthman
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