Seven Miles from Alcatraz
1942 film by Edward Dmytryk
- November 18, 1942 (1942-11-18) ( Premiere-New York City)
- January 8, 1943 (1943-01-08) (U.S.)[1]
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Seven Miles from Alcatraz is a 1942 American action film directed by Edward Dmytryk. The screenplay concerns two prisoners who break out of Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary.
Plot
During World War II, two prisoners break out of Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary, only to encounter German spies.
Cast
- James Craig as Champ Larkin
- Bonita Granville as Anne Porter
- Frank Jenks as Jimbo
- Cliff Edwards as Stormy
- George Cleveland as Captain Porter
- Erford Gage as Paul Brenner
- Tala Birell as Baroness
- John Banner as Fritz Weinermann
- Otto Reichow as Max
Production
It was Dmytryk's first film for RKO. The movie was originally meant to be directed by Al Rogell. Filming took place between 4-21 August 1942.[2]
Dmytryk called it " Nazi shenanigans in a lighthouse. Good for experimenting with techniques, and I was getting damned sick of it. But at least I was in new territory."[3]
Reception
Variety called it "a tightly-knit smooth-flowing spy meller of moderate budget, that will supply adequate entertainment of its type as secondary feature in the dual houses."[4]
References
- ^ "Seven Miles from Alcatraz : Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved April 22, 2014.
- ^ a b McDonagh, Fintan (July 7, 2021). Edward Dmytryk: Reassessing His Films and Life. McFarland. p. 45. ISBN 9781476680927.
- ^ Dmytryk, Edward (1978). It's a hell of a life, but not a bad living. p. 54.
- ^ "Seven Miles from Alcatraz". Variety. November 11, 1942. p. 8.
External links
- Seven Miles from Alcatraz at the American Film Institute Catalog
- Seven Miles from Alcatraz at IMDb
- Seven Miles from Alcatraz at the TCM Movie Database
- Seven Miles from Alcatraz at AllMovie
- Seven Miles from Alcatraz at Letterbox DVD
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Films directed by Edward Dmytryk
- The Hawk (1935)
- Television Spy (1939)
- Emergency Squad (1940)
- Golden Gloves (1940)
- Mystery Sea Raider (1940)
- Her First Romance (1940)
- The Devil Commands (1941)
- Under Age (1941)
- Sweetheart of the Campus (1941)
- The Blonde from Singapore (1941)
- Secrets of the Lone Wolf (1941)
- Confessions of Boston Blackie (1941)
- Counter-Espionage (1942)
- Seven Miles from Alcatraz (1942)
- Hitler's Children (1943)
- The Falcon Strikes Back (1943)
- Captive Wild Woman (1943)
- Behind the Rising Sun (1943)
- Tender Comrade (1943)
- Murder, My Sweet (1944)
- Back to Bataan (1945)
- Cornered (1945)
- Till the End of Time (1946)
- So Well Remembered (1947)
- Crossfire (1947)
- Obsession (1949)
- Give Us This Day (1949)
- Mutiny (1952)
- The Sniper (1952)
- Eight Iron Men (1952)
- The Juggler (1953)
- The Caine Mutiny (1954)
- Broken Lance (1954)
- The End of the Affair (1954)
- Soldier of Fortune (1955)
- The Left Hand of God (1955)
- The Mountain (1956)
- Raintree County (1957)
- The Young Lions (1958)
- Warlock (1959)
- The Blue Angel (1959)
- Walk on the Wild Side (1962)
- The Reluctant Saint (1962)
- The Carpetbaggers (1964)
- Where Love Has Gone (1964)
- Mirage (1965)
- Alvarez Kelly (1966)
- Anzio (1968)
- Shalako (1968)
- Bluebeard (1972)
- He Is My Brother (1975)
- The "Human" Factor (1975)
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