“No one has ever escaped from Alcatraz… and no one ever will.”
Film Synopsis
Escape from Alcatraz (1979) follows a determined convict transferred to the notorious island penitentiary, where strict routines and harsh discipline mask the possibility of escape. As he studies the prison’s weaknesses and recruits fellow inmates to aid his scheme, ingenuity and patience become tools against an unforgiving system. This prison drama blends procedural detail and quiet tension in a restrained study of resilience and defiance.
Escape from Alcatraz Blu-ray & DVD editions
See which disc extras are included across selected editions.
| Disc Extras | Kino BD-A/US 2022 | Paramount BD-ALL/US 2017 | Warner BD-ALL/US/OOP 2015 | Paramount DVD-1/US/OOP 1999 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audio Commentary by Steve Mitchell and Nathaniel Thompson | ||||
| The Ghosts of Alcatraz - Interview with Writer Richard Tuggle | ||||
| Tales from the Cellblock - Interview with Actor Larry Hankin | ||||
| Theatrical Trailer |
Edition and Packaging Notes
- Kino’s Blu-ray includes trailers for A Fistful of Dollars (1964), For a Few Dollars More (1965), The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966), Two Mules for Sister Sara (1970), The Beguiled (1971), Play Misty for Me (1971), Joe Kidd (1972), High Plains Drifter (1973), Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974) and The Eiger Sanction (1975).
- Paramount’s Blu-ray contains no extras.
- Warner’s Blu-ray contains no extras.
- Paramount’s “Widescreen Collection” DVD contains no extras.
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