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7.0/10   144 votes
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Writers:
Clarence Carnes (story)
Don DeNevi (story)
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Release Date:
5 November 1980 (USA) more
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Plot:
Somewhat fact-based story of the lives and attempted 1962 escape of several inmates in the famous correctional facility... more | add synopsis
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Michael Beck Gives an Outstanding Performance... more (6 total)

Cast

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Charles Aidman ... Warden Johnson
John Amos ... Bumpy Johnson
G.W. Bailey ... Holfeld
Michael Beck ... Clarence Carnes
David Boyle ... Guard

Art Carney ... Robert Stroud
John Chappell ... Sheriff's Deputy
Sidney Clute ... Miller

Ronny Cox ... Bernard Coy

Peter Coyote ... Courtney Taylor

Robert Davi ... Hubbard
Nick Eldredge ... Larwin
Robert Elross
Louis Giambalvo ... Clarence Anglin
Redmond Gleeson ... Jackson
Roger Hampton ... Hampton

Jim Haynie ... Salkin
Hoke Howell ... Store Owner
Robert F. Hoy ... Myron Thompson

Peter Jason ... Lt. Micklin
James Jeter ... Guard Fairgate
Alex Karras ... Jughead Miller
Ed Lauter ... Frank Morris
Ken Letner ... Armory Lieutenant
Richard Lynch ... Sam Shockley

James MacArthur ... Walt Stomer
Paul Mantee ... Ordway
Jocko Marcellino ... Prisoner
Walter Mathews ... Corwin

Francis X. McCarthy ... Lt. Holmby (as Frank McCarthy)
Spencer Milligan ... Haskell

Joe Pantoliano ... Ray Neal
Paul Picerni ... Lt. Lagason
Stack Pierce ... Presser
Antony Ponzini ... John Anglin
Jack Rader ... Weinhold
Will Sampson ... Clarence's Father

Telly Savalas ... Cretzer
Jim Steck ... Guard Crayden

Jeffrey Tambor ... Dankworth
Arthur Taxier ... Connelly
John Waggoner ... Alphie
Sandy Ward ... McIntire
Johnny Weissmuller Jr. ... Felish
W.T. Zacha ... Baggett
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Alcatraz and Clarence Carnes
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Runtime:
196 min
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1.33 : 1 more
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Fun Stuff

Quotes:
Clarence Carnes: [Runs past Stroud's cell and sees him standing passively, when the doors to D-Block's cells are opened during the 1946 escape attempt. He runs back] Come on! You're free!
Robert Stroud: [calmly] I'm not going anywhere.
Clarence Carnes: Come on man, let's go!
Robert Stroud: Guys like them boys do things the hard way, don't they?
[sits down on his bunk and picks up the book he'd been reading before the commotion began]
Robert Stroud: They'll be dead before sundown; and a lot of other poor, ignorant fools with them. Maybe you too, son.
Clarence Carnes: But... You're in this cell for life.
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Michael Beck Gives an Outstanding Performance..., 8 September 2001
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Author: videogal78 from Daytona Beach, Florida

I have to agree that this is truly "the best Alcatraz movie ever made." The film follows the prison life of young Clarence Carnes played perfectly by Michael Beck(The Warriors, Triumphs of a Man Called Horse)who gives an outstanding performance. I was lucky enough to catch this movie on Encore's True Stories Channel. Clarence Carnes was the youngest man sent to Alcatraz and carried with him a record of trying to escape every jail he's ever been in. His character manages to show different emotions allowing the audience to truly feel for him. He never loses hope of escaping and proves that he's smart enough to pull it off if he wanted to. As years go by, he gains more and more respect and recognition. Art Carney(The Honeymooners) contributes greatly to the supporting cast offering memorable dialogue with Beck. If you have never seen this movie or want to see it again, be on the look out for some familiar faces, Joe Pantoliano, G.W. Bailey, and many others. The story is captivating and truly moving.I was two years old when this movie first came out and I saw if for the second time a few months ago. The tale of hope and the power of knowledge is timeless. If you want to see an Alcatraz movie worthy of the highest rating, this is it, "Alcatraz - The Whole Shocking Story."

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