Ngl it doesn't focus allot on character development but i think the actors bounce off eachother very well to the point where it isn't a huge problem.
Its a very fun prison escape film but not like one of the best.
Escape from Alcatraz
No one has ever escaped from Alcatraz… and no one ever will!
Rating
4.0 (1)
Release Date
6/22/1979Runtime
113 minsOverview
San Francisco Bay, January 18, 1960. Frank Lee Morris is transferred to Alcatraz, a maximum security prison located on a rocky island. Although no one has ever managed to escape from there, Frank and other inmates begin to carefully prepare an escape plan.
Status
ReleasedOriginal Language
EnglishBudget
$8,000,000Revenue
$43,004,381Homepage
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A methodical, intelligent thriller about planning an impossible escape from America's most secure prison. The film savors the meticulous details of ingenuity under constraint, building quiet tension through patience and problem-solving rather than action.
Mood
TenseDefiantContemplative
Themes
FreedomSurvivalRedemption
Tone
Earnest
Pacing
Slow-burn
Look
NaturalisticDocumentary-like
Structure
Linear
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