Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story (1980)
Filmed on location at Alcatraz Island, this two-part "whole story" actually concentrates on a handful of the denizens behind the cold grey walls of "The Rock". Michael Beck plays the real-life Clarence Carnes, an Oklahoma Choctaw Indian said to be the youngest man ever incarcerated in the notorious maximum security prison. Serving a 99-year sentence for a gas station holdup and murder, Carnes makes periodic attempts to escape, the final attempt being the most violent. Many of the subordinate characters are fictional (as are most of the details concerning Carnes' escape efforts); the one exception is Robert Stroud, the "Birdman of Alcatraz", here portrayed by Art Carney as a gentle, kindly philosopher. Telly Savalas, a costar of the Burt Lancaster vehicle Birdman of Alcatraz, also guest starred in the 1980 film. Originally titled Alcatraz and Clarence Carnes, this made-for-TV movie wavers between gritty realism and "I'm bustin' outta here!" artifice.
Director: Paul Krasny
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Michael Beck as Clarence Carnes |
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Art Carney as Robert Stroud |
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Alex Karras as Jughead Miller |
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Telly Savalas as Cretzer |
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Will Sampson as Clarence's Father |
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Ronny Cox as Bernard Coy |
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Richard Lynch as Sam Shockley |
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Robert Davi as Hubbard |
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John Amos as Bumpy Johnson |
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James MacArthur as Walt Stomer |
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Ed Lauter as Frank Morris |
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Joe Pantoliano as Ray Neal |
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Louis Giambalvo as Clarence Anglin |
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Jeffrey Tambor as Dankworth |
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Paul Mantee as Ordway |
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Charles Aidman as Warden Johnson |
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Jack Rader as Weinhold |
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Walter Mathews as Corwin |
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Spencer Milligan as Fred Haskell |
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Sidney Clute as Miller |
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Redmond Gleeson as Jackson |
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Bradford English as Thompkins |
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Antony Ponzini as John Anglin |
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Paul Picerni as Lt. Lagason |
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Burt Marshall as Guard |
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Lois Red Elk as Clarence's Mother |
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Arthur Taxier as Connelly |
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David Doyle as Guard |
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G.W. Bailey as Holfeld |
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Sandy Ward as McIntire |
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Stack Pierce as Presser |
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Tom Lupo as Dunslay |
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Roger Hackett as Male Nurse |
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Ken Letner as Armory Lieutenant |
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Tom O'Neill as Guard |
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Al Cingolani as Carroll |
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Robert F. Hoy as Myron Thompson |
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Peter Coyote as Courtney Taylor |
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John Waggoner as Alphie |
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Wiley Marker as Judge Goodman |
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John Chappell as Sheriff's Deputy |
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Peter Jason as Lt. Micklin |
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Hoke Howell as Store Owner |
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Jocko Marcellino as Prisoner |
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Roger Hampton as Hampton |
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James Harrison as Dumpy |
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Jim Steck as Guard Crayden |
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Pat Valentino as Colman |
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W.T. Zacha as Baggett |
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David De Lange as Lt. Stenfield |
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Francis X. McCarthy as Lt. Holmby |
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James Jeter as Guard Fairgate |
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Angelo Grisanti as Convict |
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Jim Haynie as Salkin |
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Nick Eldredge as Larwin |
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Johnny Weissmuller Jr. as Felish |
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Robert Elross as Vernon |
| Writing | Clarence Carnes | Story |
| Production | James H. Brown | Producer |
| Writing | Don DeNevi | Story |
| Writing | Ernest Tidyman | Teleplay |
| Directing | Paul Krasny | Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Michael Lynn | Costume Supervisor |
| Editing | Les Green | Editor |
| Sound | Jerrold Immel | Music |
| Production | Pierre Cossette | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Robert B. Hauser | Director of Photography |
| Production | Ernest Tidyman | Co-Producer |
| Editing | Donald R. Rode | Editor |
| Art | William L. Campbell | Production Design |
| Art | Charles Graffeo | Set Decoration |
