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Escape from Alcatraz

BBC One
on BBC One London

First in a double-bill of prison dramas. Starring Clint Eastwood, Patrick McGoohan

Alcatraz is America's highest security prison where only the toughest convicts are sent. But habitual escapee Frank Morris is determined that Alcatraz is just another set of walls that cannot hold him. Based on a true story.
(1979, 15)
See Films: pages 52-58 ****
(Please Note: This film replaces Midnight Run, which was dropped from the schedule after page 3 went to press)

Contributors

Director:
Don Siegel
Frank Morris:
Clint Eastwood
Warden:
Patrick McGoohan
Chester 'Doc' Dalton:
Roberts Blossom
Clarence Anglin:
Jack Thibeau
John Anglin:
Fred Ward
English:
Paul Benjamin
Source: Radio Times

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