Escape from Alcatraz

1979 · directed by Don Siegel

Rating

80/100

Hit

yes

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 (1979), directed by Don Siegel, rates 80/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Clint Eastwood
• Patrick McGoohan
• Roberts Blossom
• Jack Thibeau
• Fred Ward
• Paul Benjamin
• Larry Hankin
• Bruce M. Fischer
• Frank Ronzio
• Fred Stuthman

Crew

• Bruce Surtees — Director of Photography
• Ferris Webster — Editor
• Jerry Fielding — Original Music Composer
• Don Siegel — Screenplay
• Richard Tuggle — Screenplay

More from Don Siegel

1. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) — 83/100 · hit
2. Riot in Cell Block 11 (1954) — 82/100 · hit
3. Dirty Harry (1971) — 81/100 · hit
4. The Lineup (1958) — 78/100
5. The Shootist (1976) — 76/100
6. Flaming Star (1960) — 76/100

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