Synopsis
San Francisco Bay, January 18, 1960. Frank Lee Morris is transferred to Alcatraz, a maximum security prison located on a rocky island. Although no one has ever managed to escape from there, Frank and other inmates begin to carefully prepare an escape plan.
Key facts
Original language
English
Production companies
Malpaso Productions, Paramount Pictures
Home video distributors
Paramount Home Video (United States)
Based on
Escape from Alcatraz
Setting
San Francisco
Filming locations
San Francisco
Trailer
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Festival History
- LEFFEST - Lisbon & Estoril Film Festival 2022 generic
- Ghent Film Festival 1992 generic
Titles
| Original title | Escape from Alcatraz | |
| Alternate title | L'Évadé d'Alcatraz |
VHS & home video releases
| VHS | Paramount Home Video (cat. no. 1256) | 1980, United States, slipcase |
Versions & editions
| Home video VHS | United States | 1980 1256 |
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Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
