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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: (First 20, for the rest click 'Show All Cast & Crew' below.)
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
 
 
Show All Cast & Crew
Miscellaneous Companies:
Buena Vista Imaging
additional optical effects
Buena Vista Imaging
additional titles
Central Casting
extras casting
Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment Inc.
camera dollies and cranes
Gyrosphere
helicopter mounts
Harris Corporation
communication equipment
Magnavox Electronic Systems Company
communication equipment
Media Ventures
score production services
  
Paramount/Sony
Music recorded at
Paskal Lighting
lighting
Sony, Cary Grant Theatre
re-recording facilities
TM Motion Picture Rentals
grip equipment
Tony's Food Service Inc.
catering
Video Image
video displays
Wescam USA Inc.
helicopter mounts
 
Special Effects Department:
Alterian Inc.
special make-up effects
  
Dream Quest Images
visual effects
  
 
Filming Locations: (Now With Clickable Links To Location On Google Maps)
 
Tech Info:
Budget:
$75,000,000
Revenue:
$335,062,621
Color Info:
Color (Technicolor)

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