Film of the Day: Ellis Park

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MOVIE

Escape From Alcatraz

CAST & DIRECTOR BOX OFFICE DATA GLOBAL RELEASES TOP GROSSING NEWS

1979

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Don Siegel

Starring

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

Full cast & crew

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

Debut box office: 2nd Nov '79
Debut position: 3
Highest position: 3
Debut gross: £110.6 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 9

US box office

Box Office debut: 22nd Jun '79
Debut position: 2
Highest position: 2
Debut gross: $5.3 Million
Total chart weeks: 1

Chart position history

UK box office

2 Nov, 1979
3

9 Nov, 1979
6

16 Nov, 1979
5

23 Nov, 1979
7

30 Nov, 1979
7

7 Dec, 1979
7

14 Dec, 1979
8

21 Dec, 1979
11

28 Dec, 1979
8

US box office

22 Jun, 1979
2

Global box office

Certificates

Total grosses

UK total gross
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£223.3 Thousand

US total gross
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$43 Million

Global total gross
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25thframe.co.uk stats

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Director

Role

Don Siegel

Directed By

Clint
Eastwood

Actor

Character

Clint Eastwood

Patrick McGoohan

Roberts Blossom

Jack Thibeau

Fred Ward

Paul Benjamin

Larry Hankin

Bruce M. Fischer

Frank Ronzio

Fred Stuthman

David Cryer

Madison Arnold

Blair Burrows

Bob Balhatchet

Matthew Locricchio

Don Michaelian

Ray K. Goman

Jason Ronard

Ed Vasgersian

Ron Vernan

Regina Baff

Hank Brandt

Candace Bowen

Joe Miksak

Stephen Bradley

Garry Goodrow

Ross Reynolds

Al Dunlap

Denis Berkfeldt

Jim Haynie

Tony Dario

Fritz Manes

Dana Derfus

Don Cummins

Gordon Handforth

John Scanlon

Don Watters

Dan Leegant

Joe Knowland

James Collier

R.J. Ganzert

Robert Hirschfeld

Lloyd Nelson

George Orrison

Gary Warren

Joseph Whipp

Terry Wills

John Garabedian

Dale Alvarez

Sheldon Feldner

Danny Glover

Carl Lumbly

Patrick Valentino

Gilbert Thomas Jr.

Eugene Jackson

Lars Hensen