Escape From Alcatraz
CIC Video

Sleeve Sypnosis:
Superstar Clint Eastwood and director Don Siegel team up for the fifth film in this fascinating account of the only three men ever 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. Eastwood portrays Frank Morris, the cunning bank robber who masterminded the elaborately detailed and, as far as anyone knows, ultimately successful escape. Patrick McGoohan is a superb counterpoint as the suspicious warden. Filmed on location in Alcatraz, this gritty and realistic reenactment of a true story has all the power one expects of an Eastwood/Siegel movie.

© Paramount Pictures Corp.

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, David Cryer, Danny Glover

Year: 1979

Genre: Drama, Action and Adventure

Additional Notes:
This was the first retail release of 'Escape From Alcatraz' from 1988. This video release is not a Pre-Cert.