Six Against the Rock
Six Against the Rock is a 1987 American film on TV about the Battle of Alcatraz,[1] based on Clark Howard's book about the aborted 1946 escape attempt.[2]
| Six Against the Rock | |
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| Genre | Action Crime Drama Thriller |
| Written by | John Gay (teleplay) Clark Howard (book) |
| Directed by | Paul Wendkos |
| Starring | David Carradine Richard Dysart Dennis Farina |
| Music by | William Goldstein |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | George Eckstein Merrill H. Karpf |
| Producer(s) | Terry Carr Adrienne Luraschi (associate producer) |
| Cinematography | Philip H. Lathrop |
| Editor(s) | Alan C. Marks Rod Stephens |
| Running time | 96 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Gaylord Productions (in association with) Schaefer/Karpf/Eckstein Production |
| Distributor | NBC |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
| Picture format | Color |
| Audio format | Mono |
| Original release | May 18, 1987 |
Cast
- David Carradine as Bernard Coy
- Howard Hesseman as Joseph "Dutch" Cretzer
- David Morse as Marvin Hubbard
- Charles Haid as "Crazy" Sam Shockley
- Jan-Michael Vincent as Miran "Buddy" Thompson
- Paul Sanchez as Dan Durando
- Richard Dysart as Warden Johnston
- Dennis Farina as Birdman of Alcatraz
- John Mahon as Officer Bill Miller
- J.P. Bumstead as Officer Cecil Corwin
- Tom Reese as Captain Weinhold
- Ian Patrick Williams as Lieutenant Bergen
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References
- Rosenberg, Howard (17 May 1987). "IN THE SPOTLIGHT". Los Angeles Times (Home ed.). p. 5.
- Howard, Clark. Six Against the Rock.
External links
- Six Against the Rock. IMDb.
- Six Against the Rock. Letterbox DVD.
- Six Against the Rock. TCMDB.
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