Clint Eastwood,
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No one can escape from Alcatraz, right? Try telling that to lifer Frank Morris (Clint Eastwood). This Donald Siegel-directed nailbiter is a reenactment of Frank Morris' 1962 attempt to bust himself an... read more
Directed by: Don Siegel
Release Date: June 22, 1979
DVD Release Date: March 9, 1999
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May 9, 2012Sharply written and elaborately conceived, Escape from Alcatraz has a well-earned spot among the great classics of its era. A predecessor to films like The Shawshank Redemption (the similiarites between which are quite striking by the way), it blazed an impressive t... read more
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January 6, 2011Although it's based on a true story, that doesn't mean it'll make a good movie. You know how it will end from the beginning. There are some good scenes, and the actors are good, but other than that it's not a great movie.
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August 18, 2010a truly exceptional prison break film. there is something mysterious about alcatraz that makes films like this even more engaging, and the real time breakout sequence was masterfully shot. siegel shows his skill taking a simple premise and making it interesting for two hours.
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January 19, 2010An escape movie without all the glitz and glamor, perfect in every way. It's suspenseful, smart and unbelievably true. Clint Eastwood does a great job and plays a great character that doesn't need to be all that nice to have you rooting for him. I'm glad they didn't try and drama... read more
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September 30, 2009Good but not great. Don Siegel and Clint Eastwood have done better, this is an all round good film but nothing more.
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August 16, 2009Based on a true story movies are nearly always captivating, and you put Eastwood in a prison movie, which are also usually supremely interesting to begin with, and you have one of the best movies ever made. Personally, this is my favorite prison movie of all time that I've seen y... read more
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January 6, 2009An amazing real life based movie you must see. I enjoyed this movie & it's worth watching once, at least. I wasn't bored even for a minute during the entire movie. Good performances by all actors. Obviously, Clint Eastwood was focused the most. Efficient screenplay. The dialouge... read more
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August 17, 2008A little slow moving and not quite in the league of ?The Great Escape?, but clever all the same. Leaves you wondering what happened next, but I guess we?ll never know.
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June 3, 2008John Anglin: Hey, how's it going, Frank?
Frank Morris: Well, the Anglins. What are you guys doing, just dropping by?
Clarence Anglin: Yeah, thought we'd pay you a visit.
Frank Morris: Gonna stay long?
John Anglin: Nah, not long. Only about fifteen or twenty years.
Frank Morris: W... read more -
Critic Reviews
September 1, 2010
Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
November 13, 2009
Fernando F. Croce, CinePassion
Siegel stages it all like a collection of haikus, all grilled corners and hard camera pans, not a single wasted frame Full Review
June 18, 2009
Jeffrey M. Anderson, Combustible Celluloid
Escape from Alcatraz was the last of five films that Don Siegel directed with Clint Eastwood, and it's the end of an impeccable track record. Full Review
April 17, 2005
Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com
Eastwood adds a lot of grit to this entertaining prison flick.
September 21, 2004
Tony Medley, Tolucan Times
Eastwood and McGoohan make this work.
June 12, 2004
Rich Cline, Shadows on the Wall
Classy and intriguing.
January 27, 2004
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice
Escape from Alcatraz is an above average prison break flick. Full Review
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