3 reviews
Crime/Drama
3h 16m
1980
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...

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.
- DirectorPaul Krasny
- Release5 November 1980
- Genre
- Duration3h 16m
- Budget?
- Revenue?
- Rate3 reviews
- Productions
Pierre Cossette Enterprises
Cast

Michael Beck
Clarence Carnes

Art Carney
Robert Stroud

Alex Karras
Jughead Miller

Telly Savalas
Cretzer

Will Sampson
Clarence's Father

Ronny Cox
Bernard Coy

Richard Lynch
Sam Shockley

Robert Davi
Hubbard

John Amos
Bumpy Johnson

James MacArthur
Walt Stomer

Ed Lauter
Frank Morris

Joe Pantoliano
Ray Neal

Louis Giambalvo
Clarence Anglin

Jeffrey Tambor
Dankworth

Paul Mantee
Ordway

Charles Aidman
Warden Johnson

Jack Rader
Weinhold

Sidney Clute
Miller

Redmond Gleeson
Jackson

Bradford English
Thompkins

Antony Ponzini
John Anglin

Paul Picerni
Lt. Lagason

Arthur Taxier
Connelly

David Doyle
Guard

G.W. Bailey
Holfeld

Sandy Ward
McIntire

Stack Pierce
Presser

Al Cingolani
Carroll

Robert F. Hoy
Myron Thompson

Peter Coyote
Courtney Taylor

John Chappell
Sheriff's Deputy

Peter Jason
Lt. Micklin

Hoke Howell
Store Owner

Jocko Marcellino
Prisoner

Francis X. McCarthy
Lt. Holmby

James Jeter
Guard Fairgate

Angelo Grisanti
Convict

Jim Haynie
Salkin

Johnny Weissmuller Jr.
Felish
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