Escape from Alcatraz
Escape from Alcatraz

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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 (Clint Eastwood) masterminded this elaborately detailed, and, as far as anyone knows, ultimately successful, escape. In twenty-nine years, this seemingly impenetrable federal penitentiary, which housed Al Capone and "Birdman" Robert Stroud, was only broken once by three inmates who were never heard of aga... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in Escape from Alcatraz:

Clint Eastwood
Patrick McGoohan
Roberts Blossom
Jack Thibeau
Fred Ward
Paul Benjamin

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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 (Clint Eastwood) masterminded this elaborately detailed, and, as far as anyone knows, ultimately successful, escape. In twenty-nine years, this seemingly impenetrable federal penitentiary, which housed Al Capone and "Birdman" Robert Stroud, was only broken once by three inmates who were never heard of again.

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Chicago Sun-Times - 9/10 by Roger EbertFor almost all of its length, Escape from Alcatraz is a taut and toughly wrought portrait of life in a prison. It is also a masterful piece of storytelling, in which the characters say little and the camera explains the action. It's one of those very difficult exercises in which large emotions, like the compulsion to be free, are reflected in minute actions, like the chipping away at stone with a pocket nail clipper.
The Guardian - 9/10 by Michael HoganDirty Harry director Don Siegel reunited with Clint Eastwood for this taut 1979 thriller about real-life bank robber Frank Morris, who led the one possibly successful (bodies were never found) escape attempt from the notorious maximum-security prison on San Francisco's Alcatraz Island.
The Globe and Mail (Toronto) - 9/10 by Jay ScottThe pace of this movie is a bit slow, but Siegel's deliberate, sparse direction works to the benefit of a film where time is all his characters have. Surprisingly, there are few exciting set pieces and relatively little violence, yet Escape is relentlessly tense.
CinePassion - 8/10 by Fernando F. CroceSiegel stages it all like a collection of haikus, all grilled corners and hard camera pans, not a single wasted frame
Creative Loafing - 8/10 by Matt BrunsonEastwood is working with director Don Siegel for the fifth and final time.
Time Out London - 7/10 by Geoff AndrewIt's not an action film: there's little in the way of exciting set pieces, and Eastwood's restrained performance is low-key almost to the point of minimalism. Rather, as he slowly tries to tunnel out with a pair of nail-clippers, it's an austere depiction of the tedious routines of prison life, and of the courage and strength of spirit needed in coping with unpleasant warders, tough fellow-inmates, and a life sentence.
The New York Times - 7/10 by Vincent CanbyEscape From Alcatraz is not a great film or an especially memorable one, but there is more evident skill and knowledge of movie making in any one frame of it than there are in most other American films around at the moment. I should also add that it's terrifically exciting.
Common Sense Media - 6/10 by Andrea BeachQuiet, tense prison break drama has violence, profanity.
User Review - 10/10 by Lee Pexcellent Eastwood movie. Goto San francisco if you want to see the real thing..I recommend..
User Review - 10/10 by Michael WClint reminds me of my dad, I like all his stuff

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