Escape from Alcatraz

1979 · 113 MIN · IMDB 7.6 · 153,826 VOTES · DIR. Don Siegel

Escape from Alcatraz poster

Overview

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.

Dialogue Timeline — 621 lines

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00:05:11 - We got to get back. - See ya, Matt.
00:13:03 This file says Frank Lee Morris.
00:14:45 All names that you submit will be carefully checked by the FBl.
00:17:56 Atlanta.
00:20:26 What happens when you get out?
00:22:15 OK.
00:24:35 Where you going, cracker?
00:26:37 And there ain't no way to tunnel out, either.
00:28:33 lncluding busting out?
00:32:43 Lights out!
00:36:47 - You play poker? - Not much.
00:41:08 l'd keep my eye on Doc. He seems pretty upset.
00:46:09 Accident? You mean Doc.
00:49:10 - When's your birthday? - l don't know.
00:51:31 You cannot discuss institution rules. Stick to your personal life.
00:54:13 l've ordered an accordion to put in front of my hole.
00:56:50 Fair.
00:59:11 lt ain't easy, but l could show you.
01:06:29 l made it for a clothes-peg.
01:16:48 l saw the ventilator shaft to the roof, but l can't reach it.
01:20:04 Are you crazy?
01:26:28 lt's against regulations, Morris, and you know it.
01:30:22 We could move him, say, Wednesday.
01:41:54 Watch the barbed wire.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed621
Dialogue density5.5 lines / min
First line00:05:11
Final line01:41:54

Production Record

DirectorDon Siegel
LanguageEnglish
Budget$8,000,000
Revenue$43,004,381
IMDb votes153,826