In director Don Siegel’s “Escape from Alcatraz”, Warden (without a surname) tells his newest resident Frank Morris, “No one has ever escaped from Alcatraz, and no one ever will.”įrom a distance, this steel and concrete stronghold might resemble the Hohensalzburg Fortress’ troubled kid brother. Today, Alcatraz plays the role of a benign tourist destination, as 1.5 million annual visitors explore the island – that sits over a mile from San Francisco’s shores - but back in 1960, just about everyone deemed Alcatraz a feared, inescapable edifice. Not one moment on this trip, however, can be defined as voluntary, because an exasperated legal system threw their collective hands in the air and banished Frank – a convict with burglary, armed robbery and grand larceny perched on his criminal record, along with a history of prison breaks – to Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary. 18, 1960 evening, Frank Morris (Clint Eastwood) takes a ferry across the San Francisco Bay, reaches land and then hops on a bus for a brief, lonely ride to his final destination. “Escape from Alcatraz” (1979) – “You’ve escaped from quite a few prisons, haven’t you? That’s why you’re here.” – Warden (Patrick McGoohan) Starring: Clint Eastwood, Patrick McGoohan, Roberts Blossom, Jack Thibeau, Fred Ward, and Larry Hankin Written by: Richard Tuggle, based on the book by J. ‘Escape from Alcatraz’: Stay for this solid prison movie
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