Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
Filmed on location at Alcatraz Island, this two-part "whole story" actually concentrates on a handful of the denizens behind the cold grey walls of "The Rock". Michael Beck plays the real-life Clarence Carnes, an Oklahoma Choctaw Indian said to be the youngest man ever incarcerated in the notorious maximum security prison. Serving a 99-year sentence for a gas station holdup and murder, Carnes makes periodic attempts to escape, the final attempt being the most violent. Many of the subordinate characters are fictional (as are most of the details concerning Carnes' escape efforts); the one exception is Robert Stroud, the "Birdman of Alcatraz", here portrayed by Art Carney as a gentle, kindly philosopher. Telly Savalas, a costar of the Burt Lancaster vehicle Birdman of Alcatraz, also guest starred in the 1980 film. Originally titled Alcatraz and Clarence Carnes, this made-for-TV movie wavers between gritty realism and "I'm bustin' outta here!" artifice.
Cast
Michael Beck
Clarence CarnesArt Carney
Robert StroudAlex Karras
Jughead MillerTelly Savalas
CretzerWill Sampson
Clarence's FatherRonny Cox
Bernard CoyRichard Lynch
Sam ShockleyRobert Davi
HubbardJohn Amos
Bumpy JohnsonJames MacArthur
Walt StomerEd Lauter
Frank MorrisJoe Pantoliano
Ray NealLouis Giambalvo
Clarence AnglinJeffrey Tambor
DankworthPaul Mantee
OrdwayCharles Aidman
Warden JohnsonJack Rader
WeinholdRedmond Gleeson
JacksonBradford English
ThompkinsAntony Ponzini
John AnglinPaul Picerni
Lt. LagasonArthur Taxier
ConnellyDavid Doyle
GuardG.W. Bailey
HolfeldSandy Ward
McIntireStack Pierce
PresserAl Cingolani
CarrollPeter Coyote
Courtney TaylorJohn Chappell
Sheriff's DeputyPeter Jason
Lt. MicklinHoke Howell
Store OwnerJocko Marcellino
PrisonerFrancis X. McCarthy
Lt. HolmbyJames Jeter
Guard FairgateJim Haynie
SalkinJohnny Weissmuller Jr.
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