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Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story is a 1980 American television film about Clarence Carnes, the youngest ever inmate of Alcatraz Prison. It screened over two nights, from Monday, July 10 to Tuesday, July 11 on NBC. It was written and co-produced by Ernest Tidyman.




Plot


Part one details the early life and imprisonment of Clarence Carnes, climaxing with the Battle of Alcatraz. Part two focuses on Carnes as a veteran prisoner, his friendship with Robert Stroud, and his involvement in the escape attempt of Frank Morris and the Anglin brothers.




Cast


Michael Beck as Clarence Carnes
Art Carney as Robert Stroud
Alex Karras as E.J. "Jughead" Miller
Telly Savalas as Joseph Paul Cretzer
Will Sampson as Clarence's Father
Ronny Cox as Bernard Coy
Richard Lynch as Sam Shockley
Robert Davi as Hubbard
John Amos as Ellsworth "Bumpy" Johnson
James MacArthur as Walt Stomer
Ed Lauter as Frank Morris
Joe Pantoliano as Ray Neal
Louis Giambalvo as Clarence Anglin
Antony Ponzini as John Anglin
Jeffrey Tambor as Dankworth
Paul Mantee as Ordway




Production


The production was partly shot on location in Alcatraz.




Reception


The Los Angeles Times called it "the prison story to end all prison stories".
The New York Times was harsher saying "ordinarily foolproof material is presented at such length that dramatic tension drains away... Mr. Beck is adequate... Mr. Savalas is almost the only member of the large cast who looks even a little like the sort of case-hardened criminals that used to end up at Alcatraz. The others look like tourists who caught the wrong ferry at Fisherman's Wharf... the writing... and the direction... are dedicated more to simplicity and economy than to drama."




References






External links


Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story at IMDb

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