Escape from Alcatraz (1979)

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Basic facts

Original title Escape from Alcatraz
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Original work
Production country
  • USA
Production company
Classification Allowed from age 15
Dialogue
  • English
Swedish release 1979-09-10

Cast

Clint Eastwood
Frank Morris

Patrick McGoohan
fängelsedirektören

Roberts Blossom
Doc

Jack Thibeau
Clarence Anglin

Fred Ward
John Anglin

Paul Benjamin
English

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Titles

Original title
  • Escape from Alcatraz
Swedish release title
  • Flykten från Alcatraz

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Producer
Director of Photography
Music
Production Designer
Film Editor

Cast

Clint Eastwood Frank Morris
Patrick McGoohan fängelsedirektören
Roberts Blossom Doc
Jack Thibeau Clarence Anglin
Fred Ward John Anglin
Paul Benjamin English
Bruce M. Fischer Wolf
Frank Ronzio Litmus
Fred Stuthman Johnson
David Cryer Wagner
Madison Arnold Zimmerman
Blair Burrows vakten som slåss
Bob Balhatchet läkarassistenten
Matthew J. Locricchio visiterande vakten 1
Don Michaelian Beck
Ray K. Goman cellblockets kapten
Jason Ronard Bobs
Ed Vasgersian Cranston
Ron Vernan Stone
Stephen Bradley visiterande vakten 2
Garry Goodrow Weston
Dan Leegant
John Garabedian vakter
Don Siegel (as Donald Siegel) läkaren

Companies

Production Company The Malpaso Company
Don Siegel Film
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) Cinema International Corporation
Distributor in Sweden (DVD) Paramount Home Entertainment (Sweden) AB 2001

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 120476
Date 1979-08-22
Classification Allowed from age 15
Original length 3060 meters


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio Widescreen (unspecified)
Sound type Sound
Sound system Optical mono
Colour type Colour
Colour system DeLuxe Color
Carrier type 35 mm
Frames per second 24


Original work

Original title Escape From Alcatraz (Novel)
Author J. Campbell Bruce


Release dates

Release in Sweden 1979-09-10 Rio Eskilstuna Sweden 111 min
1979-09-10 Spegeln Gävle Sweden 111 min
1979-09-10 Vågen Luleå Sweden 111 min
1979-09-10 Aveny Norrköping Sweden 111 min
1979-09-10 Sergel Stockholm Sweden 111 min
1979-09-10 Konsert Sundsvall Sweden 111 min
1979-09-10 Odéon Umeå Sweden 111 min
1979-09-10 Grand Västerås Sweden 111 min
1979-09-10 Metropol Östersund Sweden 111 min
TV showing 1995-08-29 Femman Sweden 107 min
1997-07-01 Kanal 5 Sweden 107 min
1998-05-02 TV3 Sweden 107 min
1999-09-17 TV3 Sweden 107 min
Cinematheque screening, archive copy 2001-02-21
DVD release 2001-05-09 Sweden
TV showing 2002-03-02 Kanal 5 Sweden 107 min
2002-08-25 Kanal 5 Sweden 107 min
2003-03-22 Kanal 5 Sweden 107 min
2003-07-19 Kanal 5 Sweden 107 min
2003-12-31 Kanal 5 Sweden 107 min
Cinematheque screening 2017-10-26 Filmhuset Stockholm Sweden
Cinematheque screening, archive copy 2017-10-26
TV showing 2019-04-09 TV4 Film Sweden
2019-04-27 TV4 Film Sweden
2019-04-28 TV4 Film Sweden
2019-04-29 TV4 Film Sweden
2019-05-09 TV4 Film Sweden
2019-05-23 TV4 Film Sweden
2019-05-30 TV4 Film Sweden
2019-06-12 TV4 Film Sweden
2019-06-21 TV4 Film Sweden
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2019-07-03 TV4 Film Sweden
2019-07-04 TV4 Film Sweden
2019-07-21 TV4 Film Sweden
2020-02-06 TV4 Film Sweden
2020-02-19 TV4 Film Sweden
2020-02-21 TV4 Film Sweden
2020-04-26 TV4 Film Sweden
2020-04-28 TV4 Film Sweden
2020-05-06 TV4 Film Sweden
2020-05-12 TV4 Film Sweden
2020-05-18 TV4 Film Sweden
2020-05-30 TV4 Film Sweden
2023-10-10 V Film Hits Sweden
2023-10-11 V Film Hits Sweden
2023-11-04 V Film Action Sweden
2023-11-05 V Film Action Sweden
2023-11-10 V Film Hits Sweden

Holdings Film

The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se

Element type Print
Item base Acetate
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 3030


Holdings Posters

Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 2


Size Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Quantity 1


Holdings Scripts

Script type Cutting continuity
Language English


Holdings Stills

Black and white print 16
Colour prints 8
Slides 7
Album No


Holdings Promotion materials

Type Program/Reklamtryck


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