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Escape from Alcatraz
Fact-based story set in America's former maximum-security prison, from which escape was supposed to be impossible. For habitual jailbreaker Frank Morris, Alcatraz is just another set of bars and walls that will never hold him.
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Sun 24 Jul 202200:35
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Frank Morris | Clint Eastwood |
| John Anglin | Fred Ward |
| Inmate | Danny Glover |
| Warden | Patrick McGoohan |
| Wolf | Bruce M Fischer |
| English | Paul Benjamin |
| Clarence Anglin | Jack Thibeau |
| Charley Butts | Larry Hankin |
| Litmus | Frank Ronzio |
| Johnson | Fred Stuthman |
| Chester 'Doc' Dalton | Roberts Blossom |
| Director | Don Siegel |
Broadcasts
- Sat 7 Oct 200623:40BBC One South, Wales & Scotland only
- Wed 26 Sep 200723:45BBC One except Northern Ireland
- Thu 27 Sep 200700:00BBC One East Midlands & Yorks & Lincs only
- Sat 14 Mar 202023:05
- Mon 4 Jan 202100:00
- Thu 18 Nov 202121:00
- Mon 7 Mar 202223:20BBC Two Wales, England, Wales HD & HD only
- Sun 24 Jul 202200:35BBC Two except East, Northern Ireland (Analogue), Scotland, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
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