Review of Escape from Alcatraz (1979) by Michael Hogan for The Guardian — 23 Jan 2010
Dirty Harry director Don Siegel reunited with Clint Eastwood for this taut 1979 thriller about real-life bank robber Frank Morris, who led the one possibly successful (bodies were never found) escape attempt from the notorious maximum-security prison on San Francisco's Alcatraz Island.
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This review of Escape from Alcatraz (1979) was written by Michael Hogan and published by The Guardian on 23 Jan 2010.
Escape from Alcatraz has generally received very positive reviews.
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