Review of Escape from Alcatraz (1979) by Phillip G — 02 Feb 2014

Entertaining Escape Yarn. Lots Of Details Shawshank Took From This Film. Eastwood As Intimidating As Ever.

This review of Escape from Alcatraz (1979) was written by Phillip G on 02 Feb 2014.

Escape from Alcatraz has generally received very positive reviews.

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