Escape from Alcatraz (film) Alcatraz" marks the fifth and final collaboration between Siegel and Eastwood, following "Coogan's Bluff" (1968), "Two Mules for Sister Sara" (1970), "The Beguiled" (1971) and "Dirty Harry" (1971). On January 18, 1960, Frank Morris (Clint Eastwood) arrives at the maximum security prison Alcatraz. Soon after arriving, he is sent in to meet the warden (Patrick McGoohan), who curtly informs him that no inmate has ever successfully escaped from Alcatraz. Among the inmates, Morris makes acquaintances with the eccentric Litmus, (Frank Ronzio) who is fond of desserts, English (Paul Benjamin), a black inmate serving two life sentences for killing two white
The Hole (1960 film) attempt, and who introduces the film. It was entered into the 1960 Cannes Film Festival. Four cellmates who expect long prison sentences, or execution by guillotine, are determined to escape. Before they can start digging a tunnel, the prison staff puts a man arrested for attempted first-degree murder, Gaspard, into their cell. They have no choice but to fill him in. At first he is enthusiastic about taking part in the getaway, but as the tunnel nears completion the warden tells him that his alleged victim has withdrawn the charges and that he will be released soon. Returning to the