Escape from Alcatraz (film) Escape from Alcatraz (film) Escape from Alcatraz is a 1979 American prison thriller film directed by Don Siegel. It is an adaptation of the 1963 non-fiction book of the same name by J. Campbell Bruce and dramatizes the 1962 prisoner escape from the maximum security prison on Alcatraz Island. The film stars Clint Eastwood, Jack Thibeau and Fred Ward as prisoners Frank Morris, Clarence Anglin and John Anglin. Allen West was played by Larry Hankin; his character's name was changed to Charley Butts. Patrick McGoohan portrays the suspicious, vindictive warden and Danny Glover appears in his film debut. "Escape from
June 1962 Alcatraz escape attempt in 2013, claims that Frank Morris died in 2008, and Clarence Anglin died in 2011. He further said he had cancer, and wanted to strike an deal with the FBI — offering to be locked up again for a year in exchange for medical care. When analyzed for a link to Anglin, it was deemed inconclusive. The U.S. Marshal's office is still investigating this case, which will remain open on all three escapees until their 100th birthdays. J. Campbell Bruce's 1963 book "Escape from Alcatraz" documents the 1962 escape, along with other escape attempts over the 29 years that Alcatraz