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Escape From Alcatraz [1979] [DVD]

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  • Actors: Clint Eastwood, Patrick McGoohan, Roberts Blossom, Jack Thibeau, Fred Ward
  • Directors: Don Siegel
  • Writers: J. Campbell Bruce, Richard Tuggle
  • Producers: Don Siegel, Fritz Manes, Robert Daley
  • Format: Anamorphic, Dubbed, PAL
  • Language English
  • Subtitles: Arabic, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, German, Hungarian, Icelandic, Norwegian, Polish, Romanian, Swedish, Turkish
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: Paramount Home Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: 7 May 2001
  • Run Time: 112 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B000059H5F
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 4,919 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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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

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Languages: English, German
Subtitles: English for the hearing impaired, English, Arabic, Bulgarian, Czech,Danish, Dutch, Finnish, German, Hungarian, Icelandic, Norwegian, Polish, Romanian, Swedish, Turkish

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Can he escape? Of course he can..., 27 April 2008
Clint Eastwood takes the role of Frank Morris a very intelligent bank robber who supposedly escaped from Alcatraz. The film depicts Morris planning his way out (escaping through the cell wall with a pair of nail clippers). Once through this he as able to work out where the best place would be to escape from as well as construct a raft of some description and create a dummy to place in his bed so guards would not notice his abscence. Undeniable brilliance. Whilst Eastwood is without doubt the star and performs well I always feel that Patrick McGoohan as the Warden is most intense. The film wouldn't work without him. A great performance in my eyes. The bottom line is that this film is fascinating, enjoyable and entertaining. Not a bad combination.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars It's the kind of movie that you want to watch over & over, 18 Oct 2000
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This review is from: Escape From Alcatraz [VHS] [1979] (VHS Tape)
This movie really gets the essence of what it must have been like "On the Rock". Having recently visited San Francisco I was amazed how accurate and real Hollywood manage to portray the Island. Clint Eastwood is his usual hard nosed self grinding his time out in the infamous penitentiary
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5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Timeless classic, 15 April 2001
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This film may not be a conventional Clint film, but is fantastic for all the same reasons, great acting and beautiful direction. Anybody who wouldn't give this five stars should be locked up! Great film, a must have for any film lover.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Most excellent.
Of course this is a classic film, so no complaints there. The picture quality on this DVD is excellent for such an old film, and I was very impressed with it; an anamorphic... Read more
Published 7 months ago by S. England

5.0 out of 5 stars A Classic ....
This is a great, great film. Eastwood at his cool best. Up there with Papillon in terms of classic true escape stories. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Mr. Ian Badham

4.0 out of 5 stars Jailhouse
This is a no nonsense, straight forward film that starts suspense early and lasts all the way through. Read more
Published 9 months ago by T. A. Underwood

5.0 out of 5 stars *****5stars*****
I love this film...i can watch it over and over again...Clint eastwood's not my favourite of actors but he is brillint in this film... Read more
Published 14 months ago by Terry Bright

5.0 out of 5 stars A masterpiece
This film is nothing less than a masterpiece. Eastwood's last movies show how much he has learned from his great mentor, Don Siegel. Read more
Published on 29 Dec 2006 by Michael R.

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Adaptation Of A True Story!
Every now and then its nice to see an actor such as Clint Eastwood playing a slightly different role to what he usually does and still manage to do a great job. Read more
Published on 2 Aug 2005 by no1filmaddict

5.0 out of 5 stars Escape From Alcatraz
I'm not that much of a film buff to know whether Escape from Alcatraz was the first of the great prison break movies, but certainly looking at films like Shawshank Redemption, The... Read more
Published on 4 May 2005 by Rich Milligan

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