Escape from Alcatraz

No one has ever escaped from Alcatraz… and no one ever will!

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.

1h 53m1979PGTMDb 7.5

English

Crew and Cast

Storyline

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.

Escape from Alcatraz poster

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Info

Status: Released
Released: 22 June 1979
Runtime: 1h 53m
Rating: PG
TMDB score: 7.5 / 10 (3,322 votes)

Production

Director: Don Siegel
Writers: Richard Tuggle, Don Siegel
Studios: Paramount Pictures, Malpaso Productions
Countries: United States of America

Box Office

Budget: $8.0M
Revenue: $43.0M
Profit: $35.0M
Return: 5.4×

Languages

Original: English
Spoken: English