Escape from Alcatraz 10/22 Blu-ray (Rental)

Screen legend Clint Eastwood (Coogan’s Bluff, Dirty Harry) and director Don Siegel (Two Mules for Sister Sara, The Beguiled) re-team for their fifth and final film in this fascinating account of the only three men ever to escape from the infamous maximum-security prison at Alcatraz. In 29 years, the seemingly impenetrable federal penitentiary, which housed Al Capone and “Birdman” Robert Stroud, was only broken once—by three men never heard of again. Eastwood portrays Frank Morris, the cunning bank robber who masterminded the elaborately detailed and, as far as anyone knows, ultimately successful, escape. Patrick McGoohan (Ice Station Zebra, TV’s The Prisoner) is a superb counterpoint as the suspicious warden. Filmed on location in Alcatraz, this gritty and realistic reenactment of a true story has all the power one expects of an Eastwood/Siegel movie. The stellar cast includes Fred Ward (Remo Williams), Roberts Blossom (Deranged), Jack Thibeau (Sudden Impact), Paul Benjamin (Across 110th Street) and Larry Hankin (Running Scared). Screenplay by Richard Tuggle (Tightrope), based on a book by J. Campbell Bruce. Special Features: DISC 1 (4KUHD): -HDR/Dolby Vision Master by Paramount Pictures – From a 4K Scan of the Original Camera Negative -NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historians Steve Mitchell and Nathaniel Thompson -5.1 Surround and Lossless 2.0 Stereo -Triple-Layered UHD100 Disc -Optional English Subtitles DISC 2 (Blu-ray): -HD Master by Paramount Pictures – From a 4K Scan of the Original Camera Negative -NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historians Steve Mitchell and Nathaniel Thompson -THE GHOSTS OF ALCATRAZ: NEW Interview with Screenwriter Richard Tuggle -TALES FROM THE CELLBLOCK: NEW Interview with Actor Larry Hankin -Theatrical Trailer (Newly Remastered in 2K) -Dual-Layered BD50 Disc -Optional English Subtitles