In May of 1946, Alcatraz inmate Bernie Coy initiates a carefully thought out plan to escape the island prison. His plan, carried out with five accomplices, falls apart when they can't obtain a key to unlock a door leading to the yard.
David Carradine
as Bernard 'Bernie' Paul Coy
Richard Dysart
as Warden James Johnston
Dennis Farina
as Robert Stroud
Charles Haid
as Sam Shockley
Howard Hesseman
as Joseph 'Dutch' Cretzer
David Morse
as Marvin Hubbard
Jan-Michael Vincent
as Miran 'Buddy' Thompson
Paul Sanchez
as Dan Durando
John Mahon
as Officer Bill Miller
J.P. Bumstead
as Officer Corwin
Tom Reese
as Capt. Weinhold
Ian Patrick Williams
as Lt. Bergen
