Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story

Nov 5, 1980

3h 16m

★ 4.5

At 18, Carnes is the youngest man to be sent to The Rock, yet he vows he'll create the ultimate escape plan -- or die trying!

Overview

Filmed on location at Alcatraz Island, this two-part "whole story" actually concentrates on a handful of the denizens behind the cold grey walls of "The Rock". Michael Beck plays the real-life Clarence Carnes, an Oklahoma Choctaw Indian said to be the youngest man ever incarcerated in the notorious maximum security prison. Serving a 99-year sentence for a gas station holdup and murder, Carnes makes periodic attempts to escape, the final attempt being the most violent. Many of the subordinate characters are fictional (as are most of the details concerning Carnes' escape efforts); the one exception is Robert Stroud, the "Birdman of Alcatraz", here portrayed by Art Carney as a gentle, kindly philosopher. Telly Savalas, a costar of the Burt Lancaster vehicle Birdman of Alcatraz, also guest starred in the 1980 film. Originally titled Alcatraz and Clarence Carnes, this made-for-TV movie wavers between gritty realism and "I'm bustin' outta here!" artifice.

Genres

Crime

Drama

Action

TV Movie

Production Companies

Pierre Cossette Enterprises

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Cast

Clarence Carnes

Michael Beck

Robert Stroud

Art Carney

Jughead Miller

Alex Karras

Cretzer

Telly Savalas

Clarence's Father

Will Sampson

Bernard Coy

Ronny Cox

Sam Shockley

Richard Lynch

Hubbard

Robert Davi

Bumpy Johnson

John Amos

Walt Stomer

James MacArthur

Frank Morris

Ed Lauter

Ray Neal

Joe Pantoliano

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