TV series

Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story

1980 · 1 season

A grim, fact-based prison drama that feels tense and earnest, with a slow-building sense of desperation and hope.

Overview: Fact-based story of the lives and attempted 1946 escape of several inmates in the famous correctional facility. Young inmate Clarence Carnes masterminds a grand escape involving several inmates who have nothing to lose, serving life sentences.
How it feels: Tense, bleak, earnest and dark. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Survival, isolation, justice, friendship
Content: Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
isolation
justice
friendship
freedom
Places: prison
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Genres: crime, drama, action & adventure
Created by: Paul Krasny
Written by: Ernest Tidyman
Starring: Michael Beck, Art Carney, Alex Karras, Telly Savalas, Will Sampson, Ronny Cox, Richard Lynch, Robert Davi
Cinematography: Robert B. Hauser
Length: 1 seasons, 2 episodes, 96 min each
Network: NBC
Country: United States of America
Languages: English