Genre: Thriller/ Drama
Runtime: 112 minutes
Year: 1979
Starring: Clint Eastwood, Patrick McGoohan, Roberts Blossom, Jack Thibeau, Fred Ward, Paul Benjamin, Larry Hankin, Bruce M. Fischer, Frank Ronzio, Fred Struthman, David Cryer, Madison Arnold
Description: Alcatraz is the most secure prison of its time. It is believed that no one can ever escape from it, until three daring men make a possible successful attempt at escaping from on of the most infamous prisons in the world.
Review: Frank Morris tries to make the impossible possible in this true story, by escaping from Alcatraz, one of the most highly secures prisons, just off the coast of San Francisco, California.
Clint Eastwood excels as the stoic but intelligent Morris. To his superiors he is obstinate and among the prisoners he is loyal to anyone who approaches him kindly. Gradually he becomes somewhat of a leader.
Eastwood forms a group of confidants around him. People who see him as someone they can trust. It is great to see how Morris doesn’t seem to fear the warden, but also no fear for anything else in Alcatraz. A guy named Wolf, who is supposed the be a threat, doesn’t really scare or impress Morris.
Director Don Siegel, who also made “Dirty Harry” with Eastwood, managed to create film that you will be invested by, without any frills or fuss. Less is more for this film, which could have easily turned out the be a bombastic, epic and spectacular Hollywood film. But that doesn’t fit for this film or for Eastwood. It’s modest, but extremely effective.
“Escape from Alcatraz” is an excellent film, which has excitement without any fuss.
Rating: 4 / 5
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