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Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story (1980)

ALL 11/05/1980 (en) Crime, Drama, Action, TV Movie 196 Min
  • Release
    11/05/1980
  • Production
    Pierre Cossette Enterprises
  • Rotten tomato
    45%
  • Original title
    Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
    -

At 18, Carnes is the youngest man to be sent to The Rock, yet he vows he'll create the ultimate escape plan -- or die trying!

Overview

Filmed on location at Alcatraz Island, this two-part "whole story" actually concentrates on a handful of the denizens behind the cold grey walls of "The Rock". Michael Beck plays the real-life Clarence Carnes, an Oklahoma Choctaw Indian said to be the youngest man ever incarcerated in the notorious maximum security prison. Serving a 99-year sentence for a gas station holdup and murder, Carnes makes periodic attempts to escape, the final attempt being the most violent. Many of the subordinate characters are fictional (as are most of the details concerning Carnes' escape efforts); the one exception is Robert Stroud, the "Birdman of Alcatraz", here portrayed by Art Carney as a gentle, kindly philosopher. Telly Savalas, a costar of the Burt Lancaster vehicle Birdman of Alcatraz, also guest starred in the 1980 film. Originally titled Alcatraz and Clarence Carnes, this made-for-TV movie wavers between gritty realism and "I'm bustin' outta here!" artifice.

  1. Paul Krasny

    Director

  4. James H. Brown

    Producer



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  1. Michael Beck

    Clarence Carnes

  2. Art Carney

    Robert Stroud

  3. Alex Karras

    Jughead Miller

  4. Telly Savalas

    Cretzer

  5. Will Sampson

    Clarence's Father

  6. Ronny Cox

    Bernard Coy

  7. Richard Lynch

    Sam Shockley

  8. Robert Davi

    Hubbard

  9. John Amos

    Bumpy Johnson

  10. James MacArthur

    Walt Stomer

  11. Ed Lauter

    Frank Morris

  12. Joe Pantoliano

    Ray Neal

  13. Louis Giambalvo

    Clarence Anglin

  14. Jeffrey Tambor

    Dankworth

  15. Paul Mantee

    Ordway

  16. Charles Aidman

    Warden Johnson

  17. Jack Rader

    Weinhold

  18. Walter Mathews

    Corwin

  19. Spencer Milligan

    Fred Haskell

  20. Sidney Clute

    Miller

  21. Redmond Gleeson

    Jackson

  22. Bradford English

    Thompkins

  23. Antony Ponzini

    John Anglin

  24. Paul Picerni

    Lt. Lagason

  25. Burt Marshall

    Guard

  26. Lois Red Elk

    Clarence's Mother

  27. Arthur Taxier

    Connelly

  28. David Doyle

    Guard

  29. G.W. Bailey

    Holfeld

  30. Sandy Ward

    McIntire

  31. Stack Pierce

    Presser

  32. Tom Lupo

    Dunslay

  33. Roger Hackett

    Male Nurse

  34. Ken Letner

    Armory Lieutenant

  35. Tom O'Neill

    Guard

  36. Al Cingolani

    Carroll

  37. Bob Hoy

    Myron Thompson

  38. Peter Coyote

    Courtney Taylor

  39. John Waggoner

    Alphie

  40. Wiley Marker

    Judge Goodman

  41. John Chappell

    Sheriff's Deputy

  42. Peter Jason

    Lt. Micklin

  43. Hoke Howell

    Store Owner

  44. Jocko Marcellino

    Prisoner

  45. Roger Hampton

    Hampton

  46. James Harrison

    Dumpy

  47. Jim Steck

    Guard Crayden

  48. Pat Valentino

    Colman

  49. W.T. Zacha

    Baggett

  50. David De Lange

    Lt. Stenfield

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 57 , Crews : 14

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Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story (1980) 196 Min

ALL 11/05/1980 (en)
Crime, Drama, Action, TV Movie
  • Release 11/05/1980
  • Production
    Pierre Cossette Enterprises
  • Original title Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

At 18, Carnes is the youngest man to be sent to The Rock, yet he vows he'll create the ultimate escape plan -- or die trying!

Overview

Filmed on location at Alcatraz Island, this two-part "whole story" actually concentrates on a handful of the denizens behind the cold grey walls of "The Rock". Michael Beck plays the real-life Clarence Carnes, an Oklahoma Choctaw Indian said to be the youngest man ever incarcerated in the notorious maximum security prison. Serving a 99-year sentence for a gas station holdup and murder, Carnes makes periodic attempts to escape, the final attempt being the most violent. Many of the subordinate characters are fictional (as are most of the details concerning Carnes' escape efforts); the one exception is Robert Stroud, the "Birdman of Alcatraz", here portrayed by Art Carney as a gentle, kindly philosopher. Telly Savalas, a costar of the Burt Lancaster vehicle Birdman of Alcatraz, also guest starred in the 1980 film. Originally titled Alcatraz and Clarence Carnes, this made-for-TV movie wavers between gritty realism and "I'm bustin' outta here!" artifice.

  1. Paul Krasny

    Director

  2. Clarence Carnes, Don DeNevi

    Story

  3. Les Green, Donald R. Rode

    Editor

  4. James H. Brown

    Producer



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