Review of Escape from Alcatraz (1979) by Roger Ebert for Chicago Sun-Times — 07 Dec 2010
For almost all of its length, Escape from Alcatraz is a taut and toughly wrought portrait of life in a prison. It is also a masterful piece of storytelling, in which the characters say little and the camera explains the action.
It's one of those very difficult exercises in which large emotions, like the compulsion to be free, are reflected in minute actions, like the chipping away at stone with a pocket nail clipper.
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This review of Escape from Alcatraz (1979) was written by Roger Ebert and published by Chicago Sun-Times on 07 Dec 2010.
Escape from Alcatraz has generally received very positive reviews.
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