Six Against The Rock
They Said It Couldn't Be Done.
On May 2, 1946, six Alcatraz inmates staged a prison mutiny, capturing the cell house and seizing the attention of the county. David Carradine (Kill Bill, Kung Fu), Dennis Farina (Saving Private Ryan, Snatch), and David Morse (The Green Mile, Twelve Monkeys) star in this dramatization of their incredible battle against impossible odds.
Known as Hellcatraz by its prisoners, the maximum security island prison saw eight escape attempts while in operation. By far, the most dramatic breakout was the daring 1946 attempt. Filmed on location at "The Rock," the film's ensemble cast also includes Howard Hesseman (About Schmidt) and Jan Michael Vincent (Buffalo '66).
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Great Cast but Bland Storyline - Shark4
The movie itself is a rather simple retelling of the infamous "battle for alcatraz" which saw the army literally blasting the walls of alcatraz with shells and dropping grenades down into it, in an effort to kill several convicts who had killed some guards in a botched escape attempt.
The casting for this movie is sensational. David Carradine, Howard Hesseman, David Morse (One of the most under-rated actors of all time).
If you are interested in any of these particular actors, or in Alcatraz or in prison escape movies then this movie is definately worth watching. Otherwise there's not much here. You are much better off renting "The Rock" which stars Ed Harris, Nicholas Cage and Sean Connary.Zip The rock instead..... - Cricri7
There are many reasons why I zip certain movies....actors, storyline, etc...and the reasons why here are the actors and the fact that I will be visiting Alcatraz in about a month. The movie The rock with Ed Harris was much better, and also a bigger budget, and you should zip that one instead. I have to say that it was not that bad but a bit too long and boring. The actors are really good and it was fun to see some of them again.
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Great Cast but Bland Storyline - Shark4
The movie itself is a rather simple retelling of the infamous "battle for alcatraz" which saw the army literally blasting the walls of alcatraz with shells and dropping grenades down into it, in an effort to kill several convicts who had killed some guards ...Zip The rock instead..... - Cricri7
There are many reasons why I zip certain movies....actors, storyline, etc...and the reasons why here are the actors and the fact that I will be visiting Alcatraz in about a month. The movie The rock with Ed Harris was much better, and also a bigger budget, ...