Review of Escape from Alcatraz (1979) by Katie M — 01 Feb 2008

Clint Eastwood leverer varen I den nÃ¦stbedste "flugt fra fÃ¦ngsel"-film nogensinde. Hele planlÃ¦gningen er ekstremt godt fortalt af Don Ziegel.

This review of Escape from Alcatraz (1979) was written by Katie M on 01 Feb 2008.

Escape from Alcatraz has generally received very positive reviews.

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