Title Escape from Alcatraz Overview Escape from Alcatraz tells the story of the only three men ever to escape from the infamous maximum security prison at Alcatraz. In 29 years, the seemingly impenetrable federal penitentiary, which housed Al Capone and Birdman Robert Stroud, was only broken once - by three men never heard of again. Tagline No one has ever escaped from Alcatraz...and no one ever will! Genres Crime, Drama Keywords prison, based on novel, island, mouse, alcatraz, biography, prison warden, escapee convict, pubic hair, escape from prison, dummy, inmate, nude fight, 1960s Production Companies Paramount Pictures, Malpaso Company Production Countries United States of America Spoken Languages English Original Language en Runtime minutes 111 Release Year 1979
Worldwide box office revenue: approximately 43 million USD