Where was Escape from Alcatraz filmed

Poster Escape from Alcatraz 1979

1979, #Drama #Thriller #Action #Crime
Filming country: #USA

Escape from Alcatraz was filmed in San Francisco, California in the United States of America.

Locations

Final scene with flower

Tiburon, California 94920, USA

Scene where The warden finds a part of the raft and a flower from Alcatraz Island.

Scene was shot Angel Island is an island in San Francisco Bay offering expansive 360° views of the San Francisco skyline, the Marin County Headlands and Mount Tamalpais. The entire island is included within Angel Island State Park and is administered by California State Parks. The island, a California Historical Landmark, has been used for a variety of purposes, including military forts, a US Public Health Service Quarantine Station, and a US Bureau of Immigration inspection and detention facility. The Angel Island Immigration Station on the northeast corner of the island, where officials detained, inspected, and examined approximately one million immigrants, has been designated a National Historic Landmark.

On the map Timing: None

GPS: ['37.8546562194824', '-122.437469482422']

Real

In movie


Alcatraz - Dining Hall

Alcatraz, San Francisco, California 94133, USA

Scene where The prisoners having diner.

Scene was shot Alcatraz Island is located in San Francisco Bay, 1.25 miles (2.01 km) from the shore of San Francisco. Alcatraz Island is home to the abandoned prison, the site of the oldest operating lighthouse on the West Coast of the United States and early military fortifications. The jail held famous criminals such as Al Capone, Robert Franklin Stroud also known as the Birdman of Alcatraz. A total of 36 prisoners made 14 escape attempts. On June 11, 1962, Frank Morris, John Anglin, and Clarence Anglin carried out one of the most famous escapes ever devised. It was Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy who ordered the penitentiary to be closed on March 21, 1963.

On the map Timing: None

GPS: ['37.8269195556641', '-122.423233032227']

Real

In movie


Alcatraz

Alcatraz, San Francisco, California 94133, USA

Scene where Frank Morris en Charlie Butts discuss the best way to escape from Alcatraz.

Scene was shot Alcatraz Island is located in San Francisco Bay, 1.25 miles (2.01 km) from the shore of San Francisco. Alcatraz Island is home to the abandoned prison, the site of the oldest operating lighthouse on the West Coast of the United States and early military fortifications. The jail held famous criminals such as Al Capone, Robert Franklin Stroud also known as the Birdman of Alcatraz. A total of 36 prisoners made 14 escape attempts. On June 11, 1962, Frank Morris, John Anglin, and Clarence Anglin carried out one of the most famous escapes ever devised. It was Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy who ordered the penitentiary to be closed on March 21, 1963.

On the map Timing: None

GPS: ['37.827247', '-122.423921']

Real

In movie