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Escape from Alcatraz

BBC One
on BBC One London

Prison drama based on a true story, and the first of two films directed by Don Siegel , starring Clint Eastwood
Patrick McGoohan Alcatraz- "the Rock" - is
America's highest security prison where only the toughest convicts are sent, and from where no one can escape. But Frank Morris , habitual escapee, is determined that Alcatraz will never hold him.
(1979. 15) ♦ See Films: pages 58-70 ****

Contributors

Directed By:
Don Siegel
Unknown:
Clint Eastwood
Unknown:
Frank Morris
Frank Morris:
Clint Eastwood
Warden:
Patrick McGoohan
Chester Doc Dalton:
Roberts Blossom
Clarence Anglin:
Jack Thibeau
John Anglin:
Fred Ward
English:
Paul Benjamin
Charley Butts:
Larry Han Kin
Wolf:
Bruce M Fischer
Source: Radio Times

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