The Rock
Alcatraz. Only one man has ever broken out. Now five million lives depend on two men breaking in.
1996
2h 17m
Released
Action
Adventure
Thriller
7.1/10
⭐⭐⭐⭐☆
5,005 votes
7.4/10
Critics:68%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.
Cast
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Nicolas Cage
Dr. Stanley Goodspeed
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Sean Connery
John Patrick Mason
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Ed Harris
Brigadier General Francis X. Hummel, USMC
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John Spencer
FBI Director James Womack
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David Morse
Major Tom Baxter
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William Forsythe
Special Agent Ernest Paxton
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Michael Biehn
Commander Charles Anderson
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Vanessa Marcil
Carla Pestalozzi
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John C. McGinley
Marine Captain Hendrix
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Gregory Sporleder
Captain Frye
Release Information
Release Date
June 7, 1996
Status
Released
Runtime
137 minutes
Box Office & Awards
Box Office
$134,069,511
Awards
Nominated for 1 Oscar. 9 wins & 10 nominations total