One of Clint Eastwood's two most important filmmaking mentors was Don Siegel (the other was Sergio Leone), who directed Eastwood in Dirty Harry, Coogan's Bluff, Two Mules for Sister Sara and this enigmatic, 1979 drama based on a true story about an escape from the island prison of Alcatraz. Eastwood plays a new convict who enters into a kind of mind game with the chilly warden (Patrick McGoohan) and organises a break leading into the treacherous waters off San Francisco. As jailbird movies go, this isn't just a grotty, unpleasant experience but a character-driven work... with some haunting twists. --Tom Keogh [show more]
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Please note this is a region B Blu-ray and will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play. Whether acting or directing, Academy Award winner Clint Eastwood (Gran Torino) always manages to make it gritty and keep it real. And it doesn't get more real than this fact-driven thriller starring Eastwood as Frank Morris, the cunning bank robber who masterminded the only successful escape from Alcatraz's infamous maximum security prison. In 29 years, the seemingly impenetrable federal penitentiary, which housed Al Capone and "Birdman" Robert Stroud, was only broken once - by three men who were never heard from again. Filmed on location at Alcatraz and directed by Clint's frequent collaborator Don Siegel (Dirty Harry), this tough, taut re-enactment of the true story has all the intense character study and sheer power that mark Eastwood's finest work. Actors Clint Eastwood, Patrick McGoohan & Roberts Blossom Director Don Siegel Certificate 15 years and over Year 1979 Screen 1.78:1 Languages English Additional Languages Italian; Spanish; German; French; Latin Spanish; Brazilian Portuguese Subtitles English; Japanese; Spanish; Italian; German; Swedish; Finnish; Norwegian; Danish; Dutch; English for the hearing impaired; French; Latin Spanish; Brazilian Portuguese Closed Captions Yes Duration 1 hour and 52 minutes (approx)
Classic prison break drama starring Clint Eastwood. Frank Morris (Eastwood) is a prisoner on the legendary Alcatraz island, a place where it is said that all attempts at escape are futile, but he refuses to believe the hype and together with a group of dedicated inmates, begins drawing up the plans which will eventually lead to the only successful escape attempt in the prison's history.
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