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
Escape from Hell (1980 film) the following year. Escape from Hell (1980 film) Escape from Hell (also known as Hell Prison, I'm Coming Your Way and Femmine infernali) is a 1980 thriller film distributed by Troma Entertainment. While not prosecuted for obscenity, the film (titled "Hell Prison") was seized and confiscated in the UK under Section 3 of the Obscene Publications Act 1959 during the video nasty panic. A group of abused, scantily-clad female prisoners devise a plan to rebel against their oppressors and escape from their penitentiary. The film was originally refused a cinema certificate in Britain in December 1980 and released in a