Don Siegel’s 1979 film Escape from Alcatraz is widely regarded as a benchmark of the prison drama genre Critics and audiences consistently praise its lean, methodical storytelling and its atmospheric recreation of "The Rock" Keith & the Movies Critical Consensus The film holds a 97% positive rating from critics on Rotten Tomatoes Metacritic , indicating "generally favorable" reviews. Auteur Direction
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on June 22, 1979, the film is a taut, procedural thriller directed by Don Siegel and starring Clint Eastwood as Frank Morris. It is widely considered one of the best prison escape movies ever made. escape+from+alcatraz+19791979
(Eastwood), a highly intelligent convict with a history of escapes, who is transferred to Alcatraz. After experiencing the dehumanizing conditions and the cold ruthlessness of the unnamed Don Siegel’s 1979 film Escape from Alcatraz is