Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play Whether acting or directing Academy Award winner Clint Eastwood (Gran Torino) always manages to make it gritty & keep it real & it doesn&t get more real than this fact-driven thriller starring Eastwood as Frank Morris the cunning bank robber who masterminded the only successful escape from Alcatraz&s infamous maximum security prison In 29 years the seemingly impenetrable federal penitentiary which housed Al Capone & " Birdman" Robert Stroud was only broken once
- by three men who were never heard from again Filmed on location at Alcatraz & directed by Clint&s frequent collaborator Don Siegel (Dirty Harry) this tough taut re-enactment of the true story has all the intense character study & sheer power that mark Eastwood&s finest work Actors Clint Eastwood Patrick Mc Goohan & Roberts Blossom Director Don Siegel Certificate 15 years & over Year 1979 Screen 1781 Languages English Additional Languages Italian; Spanish; German; French; Latin Spanish; Brazilian Portuguese Subtitles English; Japanese; Spanish; Italian; German; Swedish; Finnish; Norwegian; Danish; Dutch; English for the hearing impaired; French; Latin Spanish; Brazilian Portuguese Closed Captions Yes Duration 1 hour & 52 minutes (approx)