Six Against the Rock (1987)
In May of 1946, Alcatraz inmate Bernie Coy initiates a carefully thought out plan to escape the island prison. His plan, carried out with five accomplices, falls apart when they can't obtain a key to unlock a door leading to the yard.
- Date of release
- 1987-05-18
- TMDB
- 4.8 / 10 (7)
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Genres
- Action, Drama, Thriller, TV Movie
- Director
- Paul Wendkos
Casting
- David Carradine — Bernard 'Bernie' Paul Coy
- Richard Dysart — Warden James Johnston
- Dennis Farina — Robert Stroud
- Charles Haid — Sam Shockley
- Howard Hesseman — Joseph 'Dutch' Cretzer
- David Morse — Marvin Hubbard
- Jan-Michael Vincent — Miran 'Buddy' Thompson
- Paul Sanchez — Dan Durando
- John Mahon — Officer Bill Miller
- J.P. Bumstead — Officer Corwin
- Tom Reese — Capt. Weinhold
- Ian Patrick Williams — Lt. Bergen
Interesting facts
Six Against the Rock is a 1987 American film on TV about the Battle of Alcatraz, based on Clark Howard's book about the aborted 1946 escape attempt.
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