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The Rock

Alcatraz. Only one man has ever broken out. Now five million lives depend on two men breaking in.

Film19962h 17mReleased

AdventureActionThriller
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Director
Michael Bay
Language
English
Released
1996-06-07
Runtime
2h 17m

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7.25,273 votes on TMDB

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7.1

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The story

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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Cast

  • Sean Connery
    Sean ConneryJohn Patrick Mason
  • Nicolas Cage
    Nicolas CageDr. Stanley Goodspeed
  • Ed Harris
    Ed HarrisBrigadier General Francis X. Hummel, USMC
  • John Spencer
    John SpencerFBI Director James Womack
  • David Morse
    David MorseMajor Tom Baxter
  • William Forsythe
    William ForsytheSpecial Agent Ernest Paxton
  • Michael Biehn
    Michael BiehnCommander Charles Anderson
  • Vanessa Marcil
    Vanessa MarcilCarla Pestalozzi
  • John C. McGinley
    John C. McGinleyMarine Captain Hendrix
  • Gregory Sporleder
    Gregory SporlederCaptain Frye