Clint Eastwood and the director of Dirty Harry reunite for this prison escape classic based on the true story of...
Clint Eastwood and the director of Dirty Harry reunite for this prison escape classic based on the true story of three inmates who broke free from Alcatraz.
Only three men were able to escape from the infamous maximum security prison at Alcatraz. In 29 years, the seemingly impenetrable federal penitentiary, which housed Al Capone and "Birdman" Robert Stroud, was only broken once - by three men never heard of again. Prior to the events depicted in the film, there were 13 other failed attempts at escape which saw those prisoners either captured, shot dead, or drown at sea.
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"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."
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Time Out
Time Out""Escape 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."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"For 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."
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Roger Ebert
Roger EbertEscape from Alcatraz | Details
- Runtime
- 113
- Genre
- Thriller, True Story & Biography
- Country of origin
- USA
