The Rock (1996)
Alcatraz. Only one man has ever broken out. Now five million lives depend on two men breaking in.
- Released
- Runtime 2h 17m
- Director Michael Bay
- Genres Action Adventure Thriller
- Rating 7.2/10 (5,369 votes)
Synopsis
When vengeful General Francis X. Hummel seizes control of Alcatraz Island and threatens to launch missiles loaded with deadly chemical weapons into San Francisco, only a young FBI chemical weapons expert and notorious Federal prisoner have the skills to penetrate the impregnable island fortress and take him down.
Cast
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Sean Connery
as John Patrick Mason
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Nicolas Cage
as Dr. Stanley Goodspeed
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Ed Harris
as Brigadier General Francis X. Hummel, USMC
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John Spencer
as FBI Director James Womack
-
David Morse
as Major Tom Baxter
-
William Forsythe
as Special Agent Ernest Paxton
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Michael Biehn
as Commander Charles Anderson
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Vanessa Marcil
as Carla Pestalozzi
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John C. McGinley
as Marine Captain Hendrix
-
Gregory Sporleder
as Captain Frye
-
Tony Todd
as Captain Darrow
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Bokeem Woodbine
as Sergeant Crisp
- Jim Maniaci as Private Scarpetti
-
Greg Collins
as Private Gamble
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Brendan Kelly
as Private Cox
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Steve Harris
as Private McCoy
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Danny Nucci
as Lieutenant Shephard
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Claire Forlani
as Jade Angelou
Crew
-
Michael Bay
Director
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John Schwartzman
Director of Photography
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Richard Francis-Bruce
Editor
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Nick Glennie-Smith
Original Music Composer
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Hans Zimmer
Original Music Composer
-
Don Simpson
Producer
-
Jerry Bruckheimer
Producer
- Douglas S. Cook Screenplay
- David Weisberg Screenplay
- Mark Rosner Screenplay
-
Jonathan Hensleigh
Screenplay
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