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Seven Miles from Alcatraz
Seven Miles from Alcatraz
	Film poster
Directed by	Edward Dmytryk
Written by	John D. Klorer; Joseph Krumgold
Based on	unpublished short story by John D. Klorer Sou'West Pass
Produced by	Herman Schlom
Starring	James Craig
Cinematography	Robert De Grasse
Edited by	George Crone
Music by	Roy Webb
Distributed by	RKO Pictures
Release dates	November 18, 1942 (Premiere-New York City); January 8, 1943 (U.S.);
Running time	62 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$134,549

Seven Miles from Alcatraz is a 1942 American action film directed by Edward Dmytryk. The screenplay concerns two prisoners who break out of Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary.

Plot

During World War II, two prisoners break out of Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary, only to encounter German spies.

Cast

James Craig as Champ Larkin
Bonita Granville as Anne Porter
Frank Jenks as Jimbo
Cliff Edwards as Stormy
George Cleveland as Captain Porter
Erford Gage as Paul Brenner
Tala Birell as Baroness
John Banner as Fritz Weinermann
Otto Reichow as Max

Production

It was Dmytryk's first film for RKO. The movie was originally meant to be directed by Al Rogell. Filming took place between 4–21 August 1942.^[2]

Dmytryk called it " Nazi shenanigans in a lighthouse. Good for experimenting with techniques, and I was getting damned sick of it. But at least I was in new territory."^[3]

Reception

Variety called it "a tightly-knit smooth-flowing spy meller of moderate budget, that will supply adequate entertainment of its type as secondary feature in the dual houses."^[4]

References

^ "Seven Miles from Alcatraz : Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved April 22, 2014.
^ ^a ^b McDonagh, Fintan (July 7, 2021). Edward Dmytryk: Reassessing His Films and Life. McFarland. p. 45. ISBN 9781476680927.
^ Dmytryk, Edward (1978). It's a hell of a life, but not a bad living. p. 54.
^ "Seven Miles from Alcatraz". Variety. November 11, 1942. p. 8.

External links

Seven Miles from Alcatraz at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
Seven Miles from Alcatraz at IMDb
Seven Miles from Alcatraz at the TCM Movie Database
Seven Miles from Alcatraz at Letterbox DVD

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[1] "Seven Miles from Alcatraz : Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved April 22, 2014.

[ed-2] McDonagh, Fintan (July 7, 2021). Edward Dmytryk: Reassessing His Films and Life. McFarland. p. 45. ISBN 9781476680927.

[3] Dmytryk, Edward (1978). It's a hell of a life, but not a bad living. p. 54.

[4] "Seven Miles from Alcatraz". Variety. November 11, 1942. p. 8.

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