Escape from Alcatraz
“No one has ever escaped from Alcatraz… and no one ever will!”
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.
Genres
Drama, Thriller
Studio
Paramount Pictures
Language
en
Status
Released
How Escape from Alcatraz performed
Budget
$8.0M
Worldwide Gross
$43.0M
Gross Profit
$35.0M
Return
5.4× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$6M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~48/52, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (30% of the domestic run, typical for Drama) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
Where to Watch
Cast
Frank Morris
Clint Eastwood
Frank Morris
Warden
Patrick McGoohan
Warden
Doc
Roberts Blossom
Doc
Clarence Anglin
Jack Thibeau
Clarence Anglin
John Anglin
Fred Ward
John Anglin
English
Paul Benjamin
English
Charley Butts
Larry Hankin
Charley Butts
Wolf
Bruce M. Fischer
Wolf
Litmus
Frank Ronzio
Litmus
Johnson
Fred Stuthman
Johnson
Wagner
David Cryer
Wagner
Associate Warden
Hank Brandt
Associate Warden
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