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Escape from Alcatraz (1979)

Movie"No one has ever escaped from Alcatraz… and no one ever will!"
Audience Score
75
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.

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:June 22nd, 1979 - Buy Tickets
On DVD & Blu-ray:March 9th, 1999 - Buy DVD
Movie Budget:$8,000,000
Movie Box Office Gross:$43,004,381 (Worldwide)
Original Language:English
Executive Producers:Robert Daley
Production Companies:Paramount Pictures, Malpaso Productions