Escape from Alcatraz
1979 film directed by Don Siegel
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Summary
Escape from Alcatraz is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,400 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Director: Don Siegel[3]
- Screenwriter: Richard Tuggle[4]
- Composer: Jerry Fielding[5]
- Genre: action film[6], prison film[7], drama film[8]
- Based on: Escape from Alcatraz[9]
- Cast member: Clint Eastwood[10], Patrick McGoohan[11], Fred Ward[12], Larry Hankin[13], Jack Thibeau[14], Roberts Blossom[15], Bruce M. Fischer[16], Garry Goodrow[17], Paul Benjamin[18], Frank Ronzio[19], Danny Glover[20], Carl Lumbly[21], Jim Haynie[22], Madison Arnold[23]
- Producer: Don Siegel[24]
- Production company: Paramount Pictures[25], Malpaso Productions[26]
- Director of photography: Bruce Surtees[27]
- Original language of film or TV show: English[28]
- Distribution format: video on demand[29]
- Review score: 7/10[30], 97%[31], 76/100[32]
- Color: color[33]
- Country of origin: United States[34]
- Publication date: September 20, 1979[35], June 22, 1979[36]
- Distributed by: Paramount Pictures[37], Cinema International Corporation[38], Paramount Home Entertainment[39], Netflix[40]
- Narrative location: San Francisco[41]
- Filming location: San Francisco[42]
- Main subject: prison escape[43], June 1962 Alcatraz escape[44]
- Film editor: Ferris Webster[45]
- Title: Escape from Alcatraz[46]
- Has characteristic: film based on book[47]
- MPA film rating: PG[48]
- FSK film rating: FSK 12[49]
- Duration: 112[50], 111[51]
Why It Matters
Escape from Alcatraz has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] It is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]