Escape from Alcatraz

In the 29 years of this escape-proof federal penitentiary, where Al Capone and Birdman Robert Stroud were incarcerated, there was only one escape - by three men, of whom no one had ever heard. Eastwood plays Frank Morris, the cunning bank robber who planned this clever, detailed, and, as far as known, successful escape. Patrick McGoohan as his adversary, a suspicious guard, is outstanding. Filmed at the original location of Alcatraz, this tough, realistic adaptation of a true story has the pace and power one expects from an Eastwood/Siegel film.