ESCAPE FROM ALCATRAZ opens. Directed by Don Siegel.Written by Richard Tuggle, from the 1963 novel by J.Campbell Bruce. Lean, methocically paced, quietly compelling account of the 1962 escape of three inmates from San Francisco's notorious Alcatraz prison. Clint Eastwod excells as the trio's stoic, resourceful ringleader. With Patrick McGoohan, Fred Ward and Jack Thibeau.