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Alcatraz. Only one man has ever broken out. Now five million lives depend on two men breaking in. - The Rock
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Title: The Rock

Release Date: 7 Jun 1996

Runtime: 2h 17m

Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller

Director: Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer Films, Hollywood Pictures

Production Companies: Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer Films, Hollywood Pictures

Overview: When vengeful General Francis X. Hummel seizes control of Alcatraz Island and threatens to launch missiles loaded with deadly chemical weapons into San Francisco, only a young FBI chemical weapons expert and notorious Federal prisoner have the skills to penetrate the impregnable island fortress and take him down.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 7.13 (4724 votes)

Cast

  • John Patrick Mason: Sean Connery
  • Dr. Stanley Goodspeed: Nicolas Cage
  • Brigadier General Francis X. Hummel, USMC: Ed Harris
  • FBI Director James Womack: John Spencer
  • Major Tom Baxter: David Morse
  • Special Agent Ernest Paxton: William Forsythe
  • Commander Charles Anderson: Michael Biehn
  • Carla Pestalozzi: Vanessa Marcil
  • Marine Captain Hendrix: John C. McGinley
  • Captain Frye: Gregory Sporleder
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