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Alcatraz is... A maximum security prisonwith very few privileges. We don't make good citizens,but we make good prisoners. Burglary,armed robbery, grand larceny... You've escaped fromquite a few prisons, haven't you? That's why you're here. Alcatraz was built to keepall the rotten eggs in one basket. I was specially chosen to make sure thatthe stink from the basket does not escape. Since I've been warden,a few people have tried to escape. Most of them have been recaptured. Those that haven't, have been killedor drowned in the bay. No one has everescaped from Alcatraz
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Alcatraz is
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A maximum security prison with very few privileges
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We don't make good citizens but we make good prisoners
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Burglary armed robbery grand larceny
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You've escaped from quite a few prisons haven't you
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That's why you're here
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Alcatraz was built to keep all the rotten eggs in one basket
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I was specially chosen to make sure that the stink from the basket does not escape
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Since I've been warden a few people have tried to escape
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Most of them have been recaptured
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Those that haven't have been killed or drowned in the bay
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No one has ever escaped from Alcatraz
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Movie Summary
San Francisco Bay, January 18, 1960. Frank Lee Morris is transferred to Alcatraz, a maximum security prison located on a rocky island. Although no one has ever managed to escape from there, Frank and other inmates begin to carefully prepare an escape plan.