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Escape from Alcatraz

Fact-based story set in America's former maximum-security prison, from which escape was supposed to be impossible. For habitual jailbreaker Frank Morris, Alcatraz is just another set of bars and walls that will never hold him.

1 hour, 52 minutes

Last on

Sun 24 Jul 2022 00:35
BBC Two

Credits

Frank Morris Clint Eastwood
John Anglin Fred Ward
Inmate Danny Glover
Warden Patrick McGoohan
Wolf Bruce M Fischer
English Paul Benjamin
Clarence Anglin Jack Thibeau
Charley Butts Larry Hankin
Litmus Frank Ronzio
Johnson Fred Stuthman
Chester 'Doc' Dalton Roberts Blossom
Director Don Siegel

Broadcasts

  • Sat 7 Oct 2006 23:40
    BBC One South, Wales & Scotland only
  • Wed 26 Sep 2007 23:45
    BBC One except Northern Ireland
  • Thu 27 Sep 2007 00:00
    BBC One East Midlands & Yorks & Lincs only
  • Sat 14 Mar 2020 23:05
    BBC One
  • Mon 4 Jan 2021 00:00
    BBC One
  • Thu 18 Nov 2021 21:00
    BBC Four
  • Mon 7 Mar 2022 23:20
    BBC Two Wales, England, Wales HD & HD only
  • Sun 24 Jul 2022 00:35
    BBC Two except East, Northern Ireland (Analogue), Scotland, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire

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