The Rock
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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Nominated for 1 Oscar. 9 wins & 10 nominations total
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"Alcatraz. Only one man has ever broken out. Now five million lives depend on two men breaking in."
Status
Released
Original Language
en
Budget
$75,000,000
Revenue
$335,062,621
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Cast
Sean Connery
John Patrick Mason
Nicolas Cage
Dr. Stanley Goodspeed
Ed Harris
Brigadier General Francis X. Hummel, USMC
John Spencer
FBI Director James Womack
David Morse
Major Tom Baxter
William Forsythe
Special Agent Ernest Paxton
Michael Biehn
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
Crew
Sean Connery
Executive Producer
Production
Don Simpson
Producer
Production
Douglas S. Cook
Screenplay
Writing
William Stuart
Executive Producer
Production
Michael Bay
Director
Directing
David Weisberg
Screenplay
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Mark Rosner
Screenplay
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Nick Glennie-Smith
Original Music Composer
Sound
John Schwartzman
Director of Photography
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Louis A. Stroller
Executive Producer
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Jerry Bruckheimer
Producer
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Hans Zimmer
Original Music Composer
Sound
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