It is alleged, in the actual 1962 escape, that Morris and the Anglin brothers were picked up by a motor launch during their swim.
Coast Guard records state that a motorboat without running lights did exit the Golden Gate on the night of the escape.
Also, several months after the escape, one of the guards in the Anglin brothers' cell block supposedly received a blank postcard from Brazil.
However, this escape scenario is very unlikely. As shown in the film, when prisoners received visitors at Alcatraz,
the prison guards were listening in on prisoner/visitor conversations, to prevent escape attempts being discussed.
All prisoner mail was read and censored before it was mailed from the prison.
Therefore, it would have been next to impossible for Morris and the Anglin brothers to arrange for a launch to pick them up without the guards discovering their escape plan.
A week after the 1962 escape, a sea freighter coming into San Francisco spotted a dead body floating in the Pacific Ocean, wearing an Alcatraz prison uniform.
It is likely that none of the three escapees survived the attempt.
читать дальшеAs outlined in the lore of the prison and also included in the film's sсript, over twenty-nine years, there were only ever fourteen escape attempts made at Alcatraz Prison.
Of the thirty-nine men involved, twenty-six were captured, seven were shot dead, three drowned, and three were never heard of again.
It is these three prison escapees to which this movie is the subject of.
Clint Eastwood once said of his character Frank Morris: "Morris was a reclusive type guy.
He had no education, but according to prison records, he had an I.Q. of 148. He could have been a success in life if he had channeled his pursuits a little differently".
One of the most popular questions the Alcatraz Prison tour guides get since this movie shot there has been "Which one was Clint Eastwood's cell?"
The dangerous escape down the prison wall and into the water was performed without stunt doubles.
It was performed by Clint Eastwood, Fred Ward, and Jack Thibeau, the latter two were cast in the film partially due to their athletic ability.
Director 'Don Siegel (I)' twice thought that he had lost his actors to the treacherous currents.
The fifth and final collaboration of actor Clint Eastwood and director Don Siegel.
Film debut of Danny Glover, as one of the prison inmates.