THEN & NOW - Escape from Alcatraz (1979) - Clint Eastwood | Filming Locations

I took a trip to Alcatraz Island to visit the shooting locations for the 1979 classic Escape from Alcatraz. The film made a big impression on my young mind, and it's time to finally check this one off the bucket list. What an amazing location!!
Escape from Alcatraz is a 1979 American prison thriller film directed by Don Siegel. It is an adaptation of the 1963 non-fiction book of the same name by J. Campbell Bruce and dramatizes the 1962 prisoner escape from the maximum security prison on Alcatraz Island. The film stars Clint Eastwood, and features Patrick McGoohan, Fred Ward, Jack Thibeau, and Larry Hankin. Danny Glover appears in his film debut. Escape from Alcatraz marks the fifth and final collaboration between Siegel and Eastwood, following Coogan's Bluff (1968), Two Mules for Sister Sara (1970), The Beguiled (1971), and Dirty Harry (1971).
Footage from the film is used strictly for educational purposes to compare the 1979 locations to 2021.
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Escape from Alcatraz:
Directed by Don Siegel
Screenplay by Richard Tuggle
Based on Escape from Alcatraz by J. Campbell Bruce
Produced by Don Siegel, Robert Daley
Starring Clint Eastwood, Patrick McGoohan
Cinematography Bruce Surtees
Edited by Ferris Webster
Music by Jerry Fielding
Production company - The Malpaso Company
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Release date
June 22, 1979
Running time
112 minutes

[@Waterfall551]

Ich liebe diesen krimi Film. Kurz vor einschlafen schau ich mir immer an, auf meinem Handy 📱

[@bobvanighem132]

my father was a big fan of clint eastwood and watching all his films this was his favorite movie i know this movie out of my head but i can watch it every time greets from belgium

[@jntipton]

Welcome! Thanks for the comment - and I agree, great movie! Thanks for watching - appreciate you!

[@tiperik99]

I’ve been twice but always wanted to do the ghost tours there. I did Idaho State Prison last year and it was surprisingly open. Even the gallows and cells. Great job editing as always!!

[@jntipton]

Thank you

[@tonytone5856]

Thanks so much for doing this.im an Australian and I went to Alcatraz in 2000.i still have the audio tape that I bought there.its an awesome place.thanks once again.

[@jntipton]

Thanks for that Tony! Really appreciate the kind words!

[@stephenbuckby7700]

Very well done thankyou

[@jntipton]

Thanks for checking it out!

[@DadsGarageDIY]

Love Clint Eastwood movies but have never seen Alcatraz.

[@jntipton]

Definitely worth the visit!

[@shanetipton4345]

Well done Jared

[@jntipton]

Thank you sir

[@kerrytaylor2593]

Nice work Jared. Such a great movie. Clint was 48 when they filmed this. He seemed so old when I first watched this movie, probably at the age of 11 or 12 on Dialing for Dollars.

[@jntipton]

Thank you - yes, he is the ageless wonder!!

[@samanthacarter8520]

Very nice job putting that all together. I think they got off the island.

[@katwilson7178]

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_1962_Alcatraz_escape_attempt

First time seeing Alcatraz was when I was stationed on the USS Coral Sea home ported in Alameda in 1977. We sailed past the island every time we went and returned from sea. When I got married my wife is from the Bay Area and we visited Alcatraz many times in the 80’s and 90’s. I always wanted to spend the night on the island when the park service offered it as part of a fund raiser. Tours were awesome. Former inmates gave talks, rangers gave actual guided tours and authors were in the gift shop signing books. Just returned to Alcatraz in April 2024 and what a difference in everything. Tours are now on your own with an audio player and you walk around. Not a great setup. Hard to follow the information and many times got turned around. They have greatly reduced the spaces one could visit back then. Did not see anyone giving talks or book signings. It was very disappointing to see how far downhill this once great had been. Thanks for sharing.

[@ftospj5]

Rebirth island

[@fernandoquica1035]

They drowned

[@sidneymcdavid]

They didn’t drown. They forcibly stole a car from a motorist on the mainland a few hours after they left Alcatraz. The victim reported it to the San Francisco police dept and the FBI told all of them to be quiet since they wanted the public to falsely think they drowned

[@smartscratcheastmidlands6589]

Been waiting for this.....seen videos of all the tours and guessed the locations but brilliant 👍😉

[@jntipton]

Thank you! Appreciate the support!!

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[@jntipton]

Thank you!

[@pinchy08]

I haven’t seen “Escape From Alcatraz” till now. Great movie based on a true story of a daring escape from the Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary. Glad it’s not an active prison anymore. Not my ideal punishment home. And even to this day no one knows if those 3 escapees (Frank Lee Morris, and brothers John and Clarence Anglin) made it. Just disappeared into the night. Never found. I think the warden was right. They tried. Bu in the end, they drowned. Theoretically.

[@jntipton]

Exactly!! Agreed on the movie!

[@alexandermatthews145]

I remember Me and a friend went to San Francisco in 1997 and went on the Alcatraz tour ,I think they shut the tours down for a few years ,but I believe it's back up and running tours again ,I only live a hour 1/2 from San Fran i always wanted to live there ,but it's super expensive to live there ,visting is in my budget Lol

[@jntipton]

Thanks for dropping in! I think you’re right about the tours stopping for a bit at some point.

[@jaytip10]

Well done.

[@lois2118]

An amazing view of a creepy location and historical site. Excellent cinematography, sound track, and splicing Then with the Now. Great info and video. Thanks for sharing. Awesome film.

[@chicagosveryown7776]

Frank: Why would i try to take medal through a medal detecter? Gaurd: Because you’re stupid. 😂🤣😂lmfao😂🤣😂

[@jntipton]

😂😂😂

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[@jntipton]

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