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Synopsis
Escape from Alcatraz is a 1979 American prison thriller film directed and produced by Don Siegel, that depicts the June 1962 prisoner escape from the federal penitentiary on Alcatraz Island. The screenplay, written by Richard Tuggle, is based on the 1963 non-fiction book by J. Campbell Bruce, and stars Clint Eastwood as escape ringleader Frank Lee Morris, alongside Patrick McGoohan, Fred Ward, Jack Thibeau, and Larry Hankin, with Danny Glover appearing in his film debut.
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Credits
- Producer
- Don Siegel
- Director
- Don Siegel
- Screenplay
- Richard Tuggle
- Director of Photography
- Bruce Surtees
- Original Music Composer
- Jerry Fielding
- Editor
- Ferris Webster
- Country
- United States
Box office · USD, worldwide
×5.38return on budget
Budget
$8.0M
Revenue
$43.0M
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