4K-USA Escape from Alcatraz (1979) (4K + Blu-ray) (Kino Lorber) [USA]

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Release date: November 8, 2022
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Price: $26.57 (Kino) - $39.95 (Amazon)


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Release date November 8, 2022.

Screen legend Clint Eastwood (Coogan’s Bluff, Dirty Harry) and director Don Siegel (Two Mules for Sister Sara, The Beguiled) re-team for their fifth and final film in this fascinating account of the only three men ever to escape from the infamous maximum-security prison at Alcatraz. In 29 years, the seemingly impenetrable federal penitentiary, which housed Al Capone and “Birdman” Robert Stroud, was only broken once—by three men never heard of again. Eastwood portrays Frank Morris, the cunning bank robber who masterminded the elaborately detailed and, as far as anyone knows, ultimately successful, escape. Patrick McGoohan (Ice Station Zebra, TV’s The Prisoner) is a superb counterpoint as the suspicious warden.

Filmed on location in Alcatraz, this gritty and realistic reenactment of a true story has all the power one expects of an Eastwood/Siegel movie. The stellar cast includes Fred Ward (Remo Williams), Roberts Blossom (Deranged), Jack Thibeau (Sudden Impact), Paul Benjamin (Across 110th Street) and Larry Hankin (Running Scared). Screenplay by Richard Tuggle (Tightrope), based on a book by J. Campbell Bruce.

4K UHD Extras Include:
HDR/Dolby Vision Master Remastered by Paramount Pictures – From a 4K Scan of the Original Camera Negative!
 
Special Features and Technical Specs:

DISC ONE - 4K BLU-RAY
  • NEW 4K RESTORATION FROM THE CAMERA NEGATIVE BY PARAMOUNT PICTURES
  • DOLBV VISION/HDR PRESENTATION OF THE FILM
  • NEW Audio Commentary by critics Steve Mitchell and Nathaniel Thompson
  • Lossless 2.0 and 5.1 audio tracks
  • Optional English Subtitles
DISC TWO - BLU-RAY
  • NEW 4K RESTORATION FROM THE CAMERA NEGATIVE BY PARAMOUNT PICTURES
  • NEW Audio Commentary by crisis Steve Mitchell and Nathaniel Thompson
  • NEW The Ghosts of Alcatraz - Interview with Screenwriter Richard Tuggle
  • NEW Tales From the Cellblock - Interview with Actor Larry Hankin
  • Newly remastered theatrical trailer (2K)
  • Lossless 2.0 and 5.1 audio tracks
  • Optional English Subtitles