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Real to reel: The movies that made Alcatraz famous
With the Trump administration moving to reopen Alcatraz as a prison, it's time to revisit some of the movies that made the ...
‘Welcome to the Rock!’ 6 Alcatraz Movies That’ll Lock You In—Starring Clint Eastwood to Sean Connery
It's difficult to think of Alcatraz and not hear Sean Connery's accented voice proclaiming, "Welcome to the Rock!," but there ...
Escape From the Rock
In 1962, three men broke out of Alcatraz and tried to cross San Francisco Bay using an improvised raft and DIY life vests ...
Donald Trump Wants To Make Alcatraz Movies Great Again
Yet the fact that the service is currently streaming the three best-known movies about the old San Franscisco island prison ...
KPBS3d
Trump wants to reopen Alcatraz. Here's a look at how it got its name
The dramatic breakout, was later immortalized in the 1979 film Escape from Alcatraz, with Clint Eastwood portraying Morris, the plan's suspected mastermind. But unexpectedly in recent days ...
Iowa Public Radio2d
Word of the Week: Before the Birdman of Alcatraz, the island was known for its birds
The origin story of Alcatraz's name is a complicated mix of language, a history that dates back to the first Europeans to ...
The Press Democrat3d
How Alcatraz became America's most notorious prison
Alcatraz is in San Francisco Bay off the coast of San Francisco and visible from the Golden Gate Bridge. It is best known for ...
Green Matters on MSN3d
Climate Change, Rising Sea Levels Are the Biggest Threat to Alcatraz
The melting of glaciers and ice sheets is causing seawater levels to rise, threatening the now defunct structure of Alcatraz ...