Action ·Adventure ·Thriller · United States of America · 1996 · 2h 17m

The Rock

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Director
Michael Bay
Cast
Sean Connery as John Patrick Mason Nicolas Cage as Dr. Stanley Goodspeed Ed Harris as Brigadier General Francis X. Hummel, USMC John Spencer as FBI Director James Womack David Morse as Major Tom Baxter William Forsythe as Special Agent Ernest Paxton
Crew
John Schwartzman — Director of Photography Richard Francis-Bruce — Editor Hans Zimmer — Original Music Composer Nick Glennie-Smith — Original Music Composer Douglas S. Cook — Screenplay Mark Rosner — Screenplay
Tagline

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

Synopsis

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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Mood & Themes
war veteransan francisco, californiafbimercenarygas attackalcatraz prisonprison escapeshootoutu.s. navy sealterrorismbritish spychemist
Key Collaborators
Michael Bay Director John Schwartzman Director of Photography Richard Francis-Bruce Editor Hans Zimmer Original Music Composer Nick Glennie-Smith Original Music Composer Douglas S. Cook Screenplay Mark Rosner Screenplay David Weisberg Screenplay Jonathan Hensleigh Screenplay Don Simpson Producer Jerry Bruckheimer Producer Michael White Production Design
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