The tragic anchor of the group. Representing the audience's anxiety, his hesitation and ultimate failure to leave his cell underscore the terrifying stakes of the gamble.
The film centers on Frank Morris (Clint Eastwood), a highly intelligent bank robber with a history of escapes, who is transferred to Alcatraz in 1960. Upon arrival, he is immediately informed by the rigid, cynical Warden (Patrick McGoohan) that "no inmate has ever escaped from Alcatraz". escape+from+alcatraz+19791979