Escape from Alcatraz refers to events surrounding real or fictional escape attempts from a former prison on

Alcatraz Island Alcatraz Island () is a small island about 1.25 miles offshore from San Francisco in San Francisco Bay, California, near the Golden Gate, Golden Gate Strait. The island was developed in the mid-19th century with facilities for a Alcatraz Isla ...

in San Francisco Bay. Escape from Alcatraz may also refer to:

Events

June 1962 Alcatraz escape On the night of June 11, 1962, inmates Frank Morris and brothers Clarence and John Anglin escaped from Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary, a maximum-security prison located on Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay, California, United States. Late ...

, possibly the only successful escape attempt from the prison *

Escape from Alcatraz (triathlon) Escape from Alcatraz is the name for two different triathlons held in the San Francisco Bay Area of California. The Escape from Alcatraz originated in 1981 as a private club event, beginning in San Francisco and ending in Marin County, Califor ...

, two triathlons held in the San Francisco Bay Area of California *

Battle of Alcatraz The Battle of Alcatraz, which lasted from May 2 to 4, 1946, was the result of an escape attempt at Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary by armed convicts. Two Federal Bureau of Prisons officers—William A. Miller and Harold Stites—were killed (Miller ...

, the result of an unsuccessful escape attempt which lasted from May 2 to 4, 1946

Media

* ''Escape from Alcatraz'' (book), 1963 non-fiction book by J. Campbell Bruce * ''Escape from Alcatraz'' (film), 1979 film adaptation of the book, directed by Don Siegel and starring Clint Eastwood * ''Escape from Alcatraz'' (album), 2003 album by rapper Rasco * '' Alcatraz: Prison Escape'', a 2001 computer video game

Events

Media

See also