"Escape From Alcatraz" — A Classic Comes to Cerrito Theater
On Sunday at 7:30 a.m., about 2,000 competitors splashed from Alcatraz Island into the frigid waters of San Francisco Bay, competing in the "Escape from Alcatraz" triathlon. They would swim one-and-a-half miles to San Francisco, then bike 14 miles, followed by a grueling eight-mile run. The men's winner, 34-year-old Andy Potts, finished in just under two hours; the women's winner, 28-year-old Nicky Samuels from New Zealand, took two hours and thirteen minutes.
Of course, the triathlon was inspired by the famous 1979 movie, Escape from Alcatraz , starring Clint Eastwood. The movie shows the real-life story of three desperate criminals who attempted possibly the only successful escape from "The Rock," the ultimate prison fortress. Clint Eastwood portrays life prisoner Frank Morris, who in 1962, along with two other lifers, brothers John and Clarence Anglin, used incredible daring and ingenuity to attempt escape from the prison housing the most dangerous criminals in America.
Alcatraz was closed as a prison a year after the escape attempt.
Probably the most realistic prison-break film ever made, directed by Don Siegel, who went on to direct Eastwood as Dirty Harry will be shown this Thursday, June 9, at 6:30 p.m. at the Cerrito Theater, 10700 San Pablo Ave., for one showing only. It's part of the Cerrito Classics series, a monthly program co-sponsored by the Friends of the Cerrito Theater. All seats are $8.00, and you are encouraged to come early and enjoy freshly-prepared food, along with beer or wine while watching the movie.
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Frank's aided in his efforts by Clarence and John William Anglin, here esasyed by the Scottish actor Jack Thibeau and Tremors' star Fred Ward. Featuring a sparse score and only as much dialogue as is entirely necessary, Escape From Alcatraz isn't your
Clint Eastwood portrays life prisoner Frank Morris, who in 1962, along with two other lifers, brothers John and Clarence Anglin, used incredible daring and ingenuity to attempt escape from the prison housing the most dangerous criminals in America.
Escape From Alcatraz (1979) -- Newly arrived at "the Rock," veteran convict Frank Morris (Eastwood) is informed by the smug warden (Patrick McGoohan) that he can forget all about escaping Alcatraz: No one ever has -- and no one ever will.
The men, Frank Morris and brothers John and Clarence Anglin, weren't rocket scientists. None of them even made it to high school, but as career criminals all possessed an inmate's cunning, patience, and desire to escape. The attempt was months in its
It was today in 1962 that the world woke up to the news that three convicts had used spoons to dig their way out of the infamous prison Alcatraz in San Francisco Bay. Bank robber brothers Clarence and John Anglin and armed robber Frank Morris managed
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