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The Rock
Alcatraz. Only one man has ever broken out. Now five million lives depend on two men breaking in.
( Action / Adventure / Thriller )


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US Runtime: 137 min

Country of Origin: United States of America

Premiere Date:
Jun 07, 1996   [USA]
 
Director: Michael Bay   [Director]
 
Writers: Douglas S. Cook   [Screenplay]
Jonathan Hensleigh   [Screenplay]
Mark Rosner   [Screenplay]
David Weisberg   [Screenplay]
 
Producers: Jerry Bruckheimer   [Producer]
Sean Connery   [Executive Producer]
Don Simpson   [Producer]
Louis A. Stroller   [Executive Producer]
William Stuart   [Executive Producer]
 
Cinematography: John Schwartzman   [Director of Photography]
 
Edited by: Richard Francis-Bruce   [Editor]
 
Music Composed by Nick Glennie-Smith   [Original Music Composer]
Hans Zimmer   [Original Music Composer]
 
Production Design: Michael White   [Production Design]
 
Costume Design: Bobbie Read   [Costume Design]
 
Casting by Billy Hopkins   [Casting]
Heidi Levitt   [Casting]
 
Production Companys: Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer Films   (US)
Hollywood Pictures   (US)
 


Plot Summary:

    An FBI chemical weapons expert, and a former SAS soldier turned political prisoner, must break into Alcatraz prison when a rogue military group, led by a renegade general, take it over and threaten a nerve gas attack on San Francisco.

Cast:

Sean Connery
John Patrick Mason
Nicolas Cage
Dr. Stanley Goodspeed
Ed Harris
Brigadier General Francis X. Hummel, USMC
John Spencer
FBI Director James Womack
David Morse
Major Tom Baxter
William Forsythe
Special Agent Ernest Paxton
Michael Biehn
Commander Charles Anderson
Vanessa Marcil
Carla Pestalozzi
John C. McGinley
Marine Captain Hendrix
Gregory Sporleder
Captain Frye
Tony Todd
Captain Darrow
Bokeem Woodbine
Sergeant Crisp
Jim Maniaci
Private Scarpetti
Greg Collins
Private Gamble
Brendan Kelly
Private Cox
Steve Harris
Private McCoy
Danny Nucci
Lieutenant Shephard
Claire Forlani
Jade Angelou
Celeste Weaver
Stacy Richards
Todd Louiso
Marvin Isherwood
David Bowe
Dr. Ling
Raquel Krelle
Agent Margie Wood
Dennis Chalker
Seal Boyer
Marshall R. Teague
Seal Reigert
Duffy Gaver
Seal Dando
Steve Decker
Navy Seal
Joseph Hawes
Navy Seal
Mike Mahrer
Navy Seal
Carlos Sandoval
Navy Seal
Rick Toms
Navy Seal
Billy Devlin
Navy Seal
Jack Yates
Hummel Marine 'A'
Juan A. Riojas
Hummel Marine 'B'
 
Joseph Patrick Kelly
Hummel Marine 'C'
Ingo Neuhaus
Marine That Dies
John Laughlin
General Peterson
Harry Humphries
Navy Admiral
Howard Platt
Louis Lindstrom
Willie Garson
Francis Reynolds
John Nathan
F.B.I. Radar Technician
Robert M. Anselmo
F.B.I. Radar Technician
Jack Ford
Military Official
Thomas J. Hageboeck
F.B.I. Agent Cord
Dwight Hicks
F.B.I. Agent Star
Ralph Peduto
F.B.I. Agent Hunt
Anthony Clark
Paul the Hotel Barber
Andy Ryan
Lab Technician
Hans Georg Struhar
Valet
Robert C. Besgrove
F.B.I. Agent
Sean Skelton
Kid on Motorcycle
Raymond O'Connor
Park Ranger Bob
Jane Sanguinetti
Female Tourist
Luenell
Female Tourist
John W. Love Jr.
Male Tourist
Sam Whipple
Larry Henderson
Tom Towles
Alcatraz Park Ranger
Ronald Simmons
Alcatraz Park Ranger
Robert Ben Rajab
Alcatraz Park Ranger
Leonard McMahan
Cable Car Conductor
Anthony Guidera
Lead F-18 Pilot
Jim Caviezel
Rear F-18 Pilot
John Enos III
Sea Stallion Pilot
Ken Kells
Spotter
Fred Salvallon
Chef
Buck Kartalian
Reverend
 

Uncredited Cast:


Xander Berkeley
Lonner (uncredited)
Raymond Cruz
Sergeant Rojas (uncredited)
Matthew James Gulbranson
U.S. Marine (uncredited)
Philip Baker Hall
Chief Justice (uncredited)
 
Pat Skipper
Navy Lt. Commander (uncredited)
Stuart Wilson
General Al Kramer (uncredited)
Stanley Anderson
The President (uncredited)
David Marshall Grant
Chief of Staff Hayden Sinclair (uncredited)
 
 

Stunt Crew:


Pete Antico
Stunts
Kenny Bates
Stunt Coordinator
Robin Bonaccorsi
Stunts
Janet Brady
Stunts
Bob Brown
Stunts
Richard E. Butler
Stunts
Edward Conna
Stunt Double
Lisa Dempsey
Stunts
Andrew DePalma
Stunt Double
Danny Epper
Stunts
Tony Epper
Stunts
Andy Gill
Stunts
Jack Gill
Stunts
Sandra Lee Gimpel
Stunts
 
Terry Jackson
Stunt Double
Steve Kelso
Stunt Double
Henry Kingi
Stunts
Fred Lerner
Stunts
John C. Meier
Stunts
Manny Perry
Stunts
Peewee Piemonte
Stunts
Mic Rodgers
Stunts
Danny Rogers
Stunts
Michael M. Vendrell
Stunt Double
Kerry Wallum
Stunts
William Washington
Stunts
Webster Whinery
Stunt Double
Dick Ziker
Stunts
 
 

Sound Crew:


Kevin O'Connell
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Greg P. Russell
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
 
George Watters II
Supervising Sound Editor
Keith A. Wester
Sound mixer
 
 

Special Visual Effects Crew:


Dan Deleeuw
Digital Effects Supervisor
Matsune Suzuki
Modeling
 
Hoyt Yeatman
Visual Effects Supervisor
 

Art Department:


Rosemary Brandenburg
Set Decoration
 
 

Camera and Electrical Department:


Frank Masi
Still Photographer
John Owens
Electrician
 
Daryl Tucker
Grip
 

Costume and Wardrobe Department:


James W. Tyson
Costume Supervisor
 
 

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