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1979 • PG • 1h 47m • Biography, Crime, Drama • Paramount Pictures

No one has ever escaped from Alcatraz… and no one ever will!

🍅 97% 85% MC 76 LB 3.78 IMDb 7.5

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$5.30M
3-day opening
Domestic total
$43.00M
Final
Domestic legs8.1x
Budget$8M
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Cast & crew

Directed byDon Siegel ScreenplayRichard Tuggle Produced byDon Siegel CinematographyBruce Surtees MusicJerry Fielding StarringClint Eastwood, Patrick McGoohan, Roberts Blossom, Jack Thibeau, Fred Ward, Paul Benjamin StudioParamount Pictures

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Jun 22-24 2 $5.3M — — — $5.3M

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