Is the movie Escape from Alcatraz available on Netflix, Disney+, Prime or Apple TV+?

At Stream Tracker, we track where films like Escape from Alcatraz (1979) are hiding across the streaming fog. Clint Eastwood plays Frank Morris in this spare, tension-filled prison-break thriller set on the Rock, where cold cells, barred windows and the bay’s relentless tide make escape feel impossible. In this article we’ll check whether you can watch it on Netflix, Disney+, Prime Video or AppleTV+ and point you to the platform that currently holds the keys. The film didn’t collect major awards on release, but its tight direction and gritty atmosphere have kept it a staple of the jailbreak genre.

Synopsis

January 18, 1960 — Frank Lee Morris is sent to Alcatraz, the infamous maximum-security prison perched on a rocky island in San Francisco Bay. Regarded as inescapable, the fortress has never seen a successful breakout. Refusing to accept that verdict, Morris joins forces with other inmates and begins to methodically prepare a daring escape.

Release date

1979

Duration

1h 53min

Rating

Director

Don Siegel

Country

États-Unis

Genre(s)

Action, Biographie, Crime

Cast

Clint Eastwood Patrick McGoohan Roberts Blossom Jack Thibeau Fred Ward Paul Benjamin Larry Hankin