Country
Italy
Date
Aug 30, 1979
Note
Venice Film Festival
No one has ever escaped from Alcatraz… and no one ever will!
1h 53min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
Videos
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Bruce M. Fischer | Wolf |
| Frank Ronzio | Litmus |
| Fred Stuthman | Johnson |
| David Cryer | Wagner |
| Hank Brandt | Associate Warden |
| Ray K. Goman | Cellblock Captain |
| Blair Burrows | Fight Guard |
| Madison Arnold | Zimmerman |
| Garry Goodrow | Weston |
| Ron Vernan | Stone |
| Ed Vasgersian | Cranston |
| Matthew Locricchio | Exam Guard #1 |
| Bob Balhatchet | Medical Technical Assistant |
| Stephen Bradley | Exam Guard #2 |
| Regina Baff | Lucy |
| Joe Miksak | Police Sgt. |
| Candace Bowen | English's Daughter |
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| Don Michaelian | Beck |
| Dan Leegant | Guard |
| John Garabedian | Guard |
| Jason Ronard | Bobs |
| Ross Reynolds | Helicopter Pilot |
| Al Dunlap | Visitors' Guard |
| Denis Berkfeldt | Guard |
| Jim Haynie | Guard |
| Tony Dario | Guard |
| Fritz Manes | Guard |
| Dana Derfus | Guard |
| Don Cummins | Guard |
| Gordon Handforth | Guard |
| John Scanlon | Guard |
| Don Watters | Guard |
| Joe Knowland | Guard |
| James Collier | Guard |
| R. J. Ganzert | Guard |
| Robert Hirschfeld | Guard |
| Lloyd Nelson | Guard |
| George Orrison | Guard |
| Gary Warren | Guard |
| Joseph Whipp | Guard |
| Terry Wills | Guard |
| Dale Alvarez | Inmate |
| Sheldon Feldner | Inmate |
| Danny Glover | Inmate |
| Carl Lumbly | Inmate |
| Patrick Valentino | Inmate |
| Gilbert Thomas Jr. | Inmate |
| Eugene Jackson | Inmate |
Genres
DramaThriller
Technical details
| Dettaglio | Valore |
|---|---|
| Titolo originale | Escape from Alcatraz |
| Lingua originale | English (EN) |
| Lingue parlate | English |
| Paesi di produzione | United States of America |
| Stato | Released |
| Compagnie di produzione | Paramount Pictures, Malpaso Productions |
| Data di uscita | 22 giugno 1979 |
| Exec. Producer | Robert Daley |
| Producer | Don Siegel, Fritz Manes |
| Writer | Richard Tuggle, J. Campbell Bruce |
| Casting | Marion Dougherty, Wallis Nicita |
| Editors | Ferris Webster, Joel Cox, Tim Board |
| Cinematography | Bruce Surtees, Bob Bergdahl, Rick Neff, Ron Grover, Charles Saldaña III |
| Asst. Directors | Luigi Alfano, Don Siegel, Lloyd Nelson |
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| Lighting | Charles Holmes |
| Camera Operators | Bob Bergdahl, Rick Neff, Bruce Surtees, Ron Grover, Charles Saldaña III |
| Add. Photography | Bob Bergdahl, Bruce Surtees, Rick Neff, Ron Grover, Charles Saldaña III |
| Production Design | Allen E. Smith, Edward J. McDonald, Gene Lauritzen, Larry Bird |
| Art Direction | Edward J. McDonald, Allen E. Smith, Gene Lauritzen, Larry Bird |
| Set Decoration | Edward J. McDonald, Allen E. Smith, Gene Lauritzen, Larry Bird |
| Special Effects | Chuck Gaspar |
| Composer | Jerry Fielding, June Edgerton, John T. Reitz, Alan Robert Murray, Bert Hallberg, Bub Asman, Gilbert Thomas Jr. |
| Sound | June Edgerton, John T. Reitz, Alan Robert Murray, Bert Hallberg, Bub Asman, Jerry Fielding, Gilbert Thomas Jr. |
| Costume Design | Glenn Wright, Joe McKinney |
| Makeup | Joe McKinney, Glenn Wright |
| Hairstyling | Joe McKinney, Glenn Wright |
| Budget | 8.000.000 € |
| Incasso | 43.004.381 € |
Release dates
Premiere
Theatrical release
Country
Canada
Date
Jun 22, 1979
Country
Romania
Date
Jun 22, 1979
Certification
15
Country
United States
Date
Jun 22, 1979
Certification
PG
Country
Sweden
Date
Sep 10, 1979
Certification
15
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Country
Germany
Date
Sep 20, 1979
Certification
12
Note
West Germany
Country
Hong Kong
Date
Sep 20, 1979
Country
Brazil
Date
Oct 19, 1979
Certification
12
Country
Italy
Date
Oct 19, 1979
Country
France
Date
Oct 31, 1979
Certification
U
Country
Uruguay
Date
Nov 01, 1979
Country
United Kingdom
Date
Nov 02, 1979
Certification
15
Country
Denmark
Date
Nov 05, 1979
Certification
15
Country
Netherlands
Date
Nov 08, 1979
Certification
12
Country
Mexico
Date
Nov 15, 1979
Country
Australia
Date
Dec 06, 1979
Country
Greece
Date
Dec 13, 1979
Certification
13
Country
Japan
Date
Dec 15, 1979
Certification
G
Country
Spain
Date
Dec 19, 1979
Country
Finland
Date
Jan 25, 1980
Certification
K-16
Country
Ireland
Date
Jan 25, 1980
Certification
15
Country
Norway
Date
Feb 05, 1980
Certification
15
Country
Philippines
Date
Feb 19, 1980
Country
Portugal
Date
Feb 21, 1980
Country
Poland
Date
Jan 01, 1984
Certification
12
Physical media
Country
Brazil
Date
Jan 15, 2001
Certification
14
Country
Germany
Date
Mar 03, 2001
Note
DVD
Country
United Arab Emirates
Date
May 07, 2001
Note
DVD
Country
South Korea
Date
Feb 19, 2002
Certification
19
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Country
Netherlands
Date
Feb 13, 2013
Certification
12
Note
BD
Country
Indonesia
Date
Jun 04, 2013
Note
Blu-ray
Country
Singapore
Date
Apr 25, 2017
Note
DVD
TV
Country
Germany
Date
Aug 08, 1987
Note
East Germany
Country
Netherlands
Date
Jul 10, 2002
Certification
12
Note
SBS 6
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