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Escape from Alcatraz (1979)

Rate: 8
Viewed: 5/06

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5/06: Escape from Alcatraz is a tightly made film about Frank Morris' escape from the most famous prison in history.

Even better, it also features another collaboration between Don Siegal and Clint Eastwood. There's no required characterization or development of the players involved because it's all about the escape and how Frank Morris did it.

The suspense is controlled with some intense moments. At the hands of an ordinary director, Escape from Alcatraz would've been a difficult film due to the limitedness of the subject, but Don Siegal proved his mastery by overcoming it.

All in all, most pictures featuring Clint Eastwood are almost guaranteed to be sure-fire entertainment, and Escape from Alcatraz is one of them.