Escape from alcatraz: Frank Morris

Frank Morris, John Anglin, and Clarence Anglin were the only men to ever escape from Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary, but their fate remains a mystery. Learn how they used papier-mâché heads, a rubber raft, and a utility tunnel to pull off their daring getaway in 1962. Escape from Alcatraz is a 1979 American prison drama film directed and produced by Don Siegel, that depicts the June 1962 prisoner escape from the federal penitentiary on Alcatraz Island. The screenplay, written by Richard Tuggle, is based on the 1963 nonfiction book of the same name by J. Campbell Bruce, and stars Clint Eastwood as escape ringleader Frank Lee Morris, alongside Patrick McGoohan, Fred Ward, Jack Thibeau, and Larry Hankin, with Danny Glover appearing in his film debut. [3 ... Rock-island prison inmates plan a 1962 escape. Frank Lee Morris is transferred to Alcatraz, a maximum security prison located on a rocky island. Although no one has ever managed to escape from there, Frank and other inmates begin to carefully prepare an escape plan.