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The Rock

Alcatraz. Only one man has ever broken out. Now five million lives depend on two men breaking in.

  • Movie
  • 1996
  • R
  • 2h 17m

Directed by Michael Bay

7.2

TMDB audience rating
7.2 out of 10 from 5,461 votes

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Overview

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.

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Cast and crew

  • Sean Connery

    Sean ConneryJohn Patrick Mason

  • Nicolas Cage

    Nicolas CageDr. Stanley Goodspeed

  • Ed Harris

    Ed HarrisBrigadier General Francis X. Hummel, USMC

  • John Spencer

    John SpencerFBI Director James Womack

  • David Morse

    David MorseMajor Tom Baxter

  • William Forsythe

    William ForsytheSpecial Agent Ernest Paxton

  • Michael Biehn

    Michael BiehnCommander Charles Anderson

  • Vanessa Marcil

    Vanessa MarcilCarla Pestalozzi

  • John C. McGinley

    John C. McGinleyMarine Captain Hendrix

  • Gregory Sporleder

    Gregory SporlederCaptain Frye

  • Tony Todd

    Tony ToddCaptain Darrow

  • Bokeem Woodbine

    Bokeem WoodbineSergeant Crisp

  • Jim ManiaciPrivate Scarpetti

  • Greg Collins

    Greg CollinsPrivate Gamble

  • Brendan Kelly

    Brendan KellyPrivate Cox

  • Steve Harris

    Steve HarrisPrivate McCoy

  • Danny Nucci

    Danny NucciLieutenant Shephard

  • Claire Forlani

    Claire ForlaniJade Angelou

Director
Michael Bay
Writer
Douglas S. Cook, Mark Rosner and David Weisberg
Music
Hans Zimmer and Nick Glennie-Smith
Cinematography
John Schwartzman