Review of Escape from Alcatraz (1979) by Joe T — 20 Jan 2008

This movie is really exciting! and Eastwood is a great actor as frank morris!

This review of Escape from Alcatraz (1979) was written by Joe T on 20 Jan 2008.

Escape from Alcatraz has generally received very positive reviews.

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By Andrew S (3,174) on 27 Jan 2017

Great movie that still holds up well today 35 years later. They do a great job of building and holding the tension…

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O filme não se preocupa muito em romantizar o que está acontecendo. Ele dá o contexto, e faz isso bem…

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By Trent R (307) on 28 Oct 2015

Really enjoyed this one. Always love Eastwood, and plot was great. Super slow moving, but enjoyable…

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By Jason Z (316) on 27 Jan 2017

Great movie that still holds up well today 35 years later. They do a great job of building and holding the tension…

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By Sebastian R (95) on 22 Jul 2017

The drama and suspense in this movie is great,also how it shows the life in jail and the intelligence of the least spected…

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By Saurabh K (18) on 23 Feb 2017

Cool film, especially since I have visited the rock myself, and then it is sort of a dokumentary of how the three prisoners in fact did escape…

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By Ted W (1,490) on 26 Dec 2017

Another movie that I should have seen decades ago because so many movies try to recreate this movie so I'll give this movie 3 stars…

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By John D (2,323) on 11 May 2018

The process in which Frank breaks through the prison interior walls towards the outside is interesting to watch and very detailed, executed…

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