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A highly decorated, retired U.S. Marine general (Ed Harris) seizes a stockpile of chemical weapons and takes over Alcatraz, with eighty-one tourists as hostages on the San Francisco Bay isle. His demand: Restitution to families of soldiers who died in covert operations. The response: An elite Navy SEAL team, with support from an FBI chemical-warfare expert (Nicolas Cage) and a former Alcatraz escapee (Sean Connery), is assembled to penetrate the terrorists’ defenses on the island and neutralize the threat before time runs out. The result: A fast-paced, edge-of-your-seat thriller with a first-rate cast, directed by Michael Bay and produced by Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer.
Original Release
06/07/1996
US Release
06/07/1996
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Sean Connery | John Patrick Mason |
Nicolas Cage | Stanley Goodspeed / Dr. Stanley Goodspeed |
Ed Harris | General Francis X. Hummel / Brigadier General Francis X. Hummel, USMC |
John Spencer | F.B.I. Director Womack / FBI Director James Womack |
David Morse | Major Tom Baxter |
William Forsythe | Ernest Paxton / Special Agent Ernest Paxton |
Michael Biehn | Commander Anderson / Commander Charles Anderson |
Vanessa Marcil | Carla Pestalozzi |
John C. McGinley | Marine Captain Hendrix |
Gregory Sporleder | Captain Frye |
Directors
Writers
David Weisberg, Douglas Cook, Mark Rosner
Cast
Name | Character |
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Sean Connery | John Patrick Mason |
Nicolas Cage | Stanley Goodspeed / Dr. Stanley Goodspeed |
Ed Harris | General Francis X. Hummel / Brigadier General Francis X. Hummel, USMC |
John Spencer | F.B.I. Director Womack / FBI Director James Womack |
David Morse | Major Tom Baxter |
William Forsythe | Ernest Paxton / Special Agent Ernest Paxton |
Michael Biehn | Commander Anderson / Commander Charles Anderson |
Vanessa Marcil | Carla Pestalozzi |
John C. McGinley | Marine Captain Hendrix |
Gregory Sporleder | Captain Frye |
Tony Todd | Captain Darrow |
Bokeem Woodbine | Sergeant Crisp |
Jim Maniaci | Private Scarpetti |
Greg Collins | Private Gamble |
Brendan Kelly | Private Cox |
Steve Harris | Private McCoy |
Danny Nucci | Lieutenant Shepard / Lieutenant Shephard |
Claire Forlani | Jade Angelou |
Celeste Weaver | Stacy Richards |
Todd Louiso | Marvin Isherwood |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Sean Connery | Executive Producer |
Louis A. Stroller | Executive Producer |
William Stuart | Executive Producer |
Kenny Bates | Producer |
Jerry Bruckheimer | Producer |
Don Simpson | Producer |
Barry H. Waldman | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1997 | Oscar | Best Sound | Nominated |