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Escape From Alcatraz (530447109)
Escape from Alcatraz refers to events surrounding real or fictional escape attempts from a former prison on Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay. It may specifically refer to: * ''Escape from Alcatraz'' (book), 1963 non-fiction book by J. Campbell Bruce * ''Escape from Alcatraz'' (film), 1979 film adaptation of the book, directed by Don Siegel and starring Clint Eastwood * ''Escape from Alcatraz'' (album), 2003 album by rapper Rasco * Escape from Alcatraz (triathlon), two triathlons held in the San Francisco Bay Area of California * '' Alcatraz: Prison Escape'', a 2001 computer video game * Battle of Alcatraz, the result of an unsuccessful escape attempt which lasted from May 2 to 4, 1946 * June 1962 Alcatraz escape, possibly the only successful escape attempt from the prison See also * Alcatraz (other) * List of Alcatraz escape attempts Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay was the site of Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary between 1934 and 1963. There were a total of 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alcatraz Island
Alcatraz Island () is a small island in San Francisco Bay, offshore from San Francisco, California, United States. The island was developed in the mid-19th century with facilities for a lighthouse, a military fortification, and a military prison. In 1934, the island was converted into a federal prison, Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary. The strong currents around the island and cold water temperatures made escape nearly impossible, and the prison became one of the most notorious in American history. The prison closed in 1963, and the island is now a major tourist attraction. Beginning in November 1969, the island was occupied for more than 19 months by a group of Native Americans, initially primarily from San Francisco, who were later joined by AIM and other urban Indians from other parts of the country, who were part of a wave of Native American activists organizing public protests across the US through the 1970s. In 1972, Alcatraz was transferred to the Department of Interior ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Escape From Alcatraz (book)
''Escape from Alcatraz'' is a 1963 non-fiction book, written by ''San Francisco Chronicle'' reporter John Campbell Bruce, about the history of Alcatraz Penitentiary and the escape attempts made by the inmates. It was revised in 1976 and again in 2005. Portions of this book present the escape of Frank Morris and brothers John John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Secon ... and Clarence Anglin, which became the basis for the film '' Escape from Alcatraz'' in 1979. Current edition * References 1963 non-fiction books Books about the San Francisco Bay Area Non-fiction books adapted into films Escapes and escape attempts from Alcatraz History of the San Francisco Bay Area Law enforcement in the San Francisco Bay Area McGraw-Hill books {{US-hist-book-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Escape From Alcatraz (film)
''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). Plot In early 1960 Frank Morris, an exceptionally intelligent criminal who has absconded from other facilities, arrives at the maximum security prison on Alcatraz Island. The Warden curtly informs him that Alcatraz is unique within the US prison system for its exceedingly high level of security and that no inmate has ever successfully escaped. During ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Escape From Alcatraz (album)
''Escape from Alcatraz'' is the fourth solo album by rapper Rasco and the first on his own label, Pockets Linted. Track listing #"Intro" #"Get Free" (feat. Shake da Mayor) #"U Got the Time" #"The Sweet Science" (feat. Chali 2na) #"Put Your Hands Up" #"Interlude" #"My Life" #"Making U Move" (feat. Reks) #"We Get Live" #"San Fran to the Town" (feat. Casual) #"Let's Get Down Tonight" #"Interlude" #"Snakes in the Grass (The John Sexton Story)" #"Endless" (feat. Planet Asia) #"Real Hot" #"All I Wanna Be" (feat. Kisha Griffin) Credits Producers * Brisk One – tracks 1, 2, 11, 14 * Kleph Dollaz – tracks 3, 8 * Jake One – tracks 4, 5, 9 * Jake One & Sampson S – track 10 * Richness – track 6 * Champ – track 7 * Omen – track 13 * Da Beatminerz Da Beatminerz are a hip-hop production crew from Bushwick, Brooklyn, and are known for their dark, gritty sound that is very popular with the underground hip-hop scene. History The crew, originally composed of brothers Mr. Wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Escape From Alcatraz (triathlon)
Escape from Alcatraz is the name for two different triathlons held in the San Francisco Bay Area of California. The Escape from Alcatraz originated in 1981 as a private club event, beginning in San Francisco and ending in Marin County. The race split in 1983 with a separate commercial event open to the public, which is now an aquathlon (having dropped the biking section of a traditional triathlon) held on a shorter course entirely within San Francisco. However, a new public triathlon, also known by the name Escape from Alcatraz, is now run by IMG. Original Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon The first Escape from Alcatraz was proposed by Joe Oakes after he participated in the 1979 Ironman Triathlon in Hawaii. The first Escape from Alcatraz race was held two years later in June 1981, with members of the Dolphin Club testing the course. The course started with a swim from Alcatraz Island in the middle of San Francisco Bay to the city of San Francisco, a bike ride over the Golden Gate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prison Escape
A prison, also known as a jail, gaol (dated, standard English, Australian, and historically in Canada), penitentiary (American English and Canadian English), detention center (or detention centre outside the US), correction center, correctional facility, lock-up, hoosegow or remand center, is a facility in which inmates (or prisoners) are confined against their will and usually denied a variety of freedoms under the authority of the state as punishment for various crimes. Prisons are most commonly used within a criminal justice system: people charged with crimes may be imprisoned until their trial; those pleading or being found guilty of crimes at trial may be sentenced to a specified period of imprisonment. In simplest terms, a prison can also be described as a building in which people are legally held as a punishment for a crime they have committed. Prisons can also be used as a tool of political repression by authoritarian regimes. Their perceived opponents may be impris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Alcatraz
The Battle of Alcatraz, which lasted from May 2 to 4, 1946, was the result of an escape attempt at Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary by armed convicts. Two Federal Bureau of Prisons officers—William A. Miller and Harold Stites—were killed (Miller by one of the inmates who attempted escape, Joseph Cretzer, and Stites by friendly fire) along with three of the perpetrators. Fourteen other officers and one uninvolved convict were also injured. Two of the perpetrators were executed in 1948 for their roles. Alcatraz Alcatraz was a maximum high-security federal prison located on Alcatraz Island in the San Francisco bay. It operated from 1934 to 1963 and had a reputation for being impossible to escape from. As a result, it housed some of the most notorious and high-profile prisoners, in particular ones who had a history of escape attempts. Convicts The escape attempt was planned by Bernard Coy. Three other convicts were involved in the main plan, Marvin Hubbard, Joseph Cretzer and Cla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
June 1962 Alcatraz Escape
In June 1962, inmates Clarence Anglin, John Anglin, and Frank Morris escaped from Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary, a maximum-security prison located on Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay. Late on the night of June 11 or early morning of June 12, the three men tucked papier-mâché heads resembling their own likenesses into their beds, broke out of the main prison building via ventilation ducts and an unused utility corridor, and departed the island aboard an improvised inflatable raft to an uncertain fate. A fourth conspirator, Allen West, failed in his escape attempt and remained on the island. Hundreds of leads were pursued by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and local law enforcement officials in the ensuing years, but no conclusive evidence has ever surfaced favoring the success or failure of the attempt. Numerous theories of widely varying plausibility have been proposed by authorities, reporters, family members, and amateur enthusiasts. In 1979 the FB ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alcatraz (other)
Alcatraz is an island in San Francisco Bay, California, United States. Alcatraz may also refer to: Buildings and structures * Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary, a former maximum-security Federal prison on Alcatraz Island * Fort Alcatraz, a military post on Alcatraz Island * Alcatraz Island Lighthouse * Alcatraz East, crime museum in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee Places * Alcatraz, Cape Verde, a village on the island of Maio * Little Alcatraz (formerly known as Paul Pry Rock), a small rock in San Francisco Bay roughly 81 yards (74 m) off the Model Industries Building, off the northwest coast of Alcatraz Island People * Al Katrazz (born 1971), ringname of wrestler Brian Fleming Events * Battle of Alcatraz (May 2 to 4, 1946), the result of an unsuccessful escape attempt at Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary * June 1962 Alcatraz escape attempt, at Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary * Occupation of Alcatraz (November 20, 1969 to June 11, 1971), an occupation of Alcatraz Island by 89 American Ind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
