Escape from Alcatraz: a swim from the Rock to San Francisco. It operated from 1934 to 1963, and had a reputation for being impossible to escape from. A trucker turned prize fighter, his brother and their pet orangutan have a series of misadventures involving the mob, corrupt cops, motorcycle gangs and pretty dames. Superstar Clint Eastwood and director Don Siegal re-team for their fifth film in this fascinating account of the only three men ever to escape from the infamous maximum security prison at Alcatraz. That night, the inmates decide to leave. The agent forwarded the script to Siegel, who read it, liked it, and passed it on to Clint Eastwood.[8]. The true story of three inmates who attempt a daring escape from the infamous prison, Alcatraz Island. Missouri farmer Josey Wales joins a Confederate guerrilla unit and winds up on the run from the Union soldiers who murdered his family. But this time, he's teamed with female partner Inspector Kate Moore, with whom he's not too excited to be working. [27], Quentin Tarantino called it "both fascinating and exhilarating... cinematically speaking, it's Siegel’s most expressive film. He is sent to The Rock, and immediately starts planning his escape. [14], The incident in which Doc chops off several fingers with a hatchet was based on an actual incident that took place in 1937. San Francisco Inspector "Dirty" Harry Callahan must foil a terrorist organization made up of disgruntled Vietnam veterans. In reality, warden Madigan had been replaced by Blackwell in 1961. Secret Service agent Frank Horrigan (Clint Eastwood) couldn't save Kennedy, but he's determined not to let a clever assassin take out this president. However, another guard has his doubts, suggesting that the convicts got rid of them on the pretense that they drowned. Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Soon after arriving, he is summoned to the office of the warden (Patrick McGoohan), who curtly informs him that Alcatraz is unique within the U.S. prison system for its exceedingly high level of security and that no inmate has ever successfully escaped. Yes we all made it that night, but barely!" Escape From Alcatraz is true story about inmate Frank Morris, played brilliantly by Eastwood, who is mastermind escapest with a very high IQ. This 1962 photo from Alcatraz shows John Anglin's cell, as well as the method of concealing the escape and the dummy head used. It is also a masterful piece of storytelling, in which the characters say little and the camera explains the action. He makes you root for the cons to escape without breaking a sweat. movetosquamish. Alcatraz, located in the middle of San Francisco Bay, was thought to be escape-proof. Alcatraz Escape - June 11, 1962. Later, Morris encounters bank robber brothers John and Clarence Anglin (Fred Ward and Jack Thibeau), who are his old friends from another prison sentence, and he makes the acquaintance of prisoner Charley Butts (Larry Hankin). With each passing day the situation in the Norvinsk region grows more and more complicated. Alcatraz is the most secure prison of its time. The course combines the original swim from Alcatraz with a 7 Mile Run to Fort Point and back to Aquatic Park. It could have actually been quite plodding and nowhere nearly as great without Eastwood's "good guy" toughie. The book was written by J. Campbell Bruce, and the movie was directed by Don Siegel. Although no one had managed to escape before, bank robber Frank Morris (Clint Eastwood) masterminded this elaborately detailed, and, as far as anyone knows, ultimately successful, escape. Alcatraz escape letter 04:32. (1979). 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