Video Added: July 02, 2008
Views: 15768
Runtime: 02:54
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The world's most notorious prison opens for business and Joseph Bowers plans his escape.
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Episode 1 | Alcatraz Webisodes | 02:54 | July 02, 2008 | 15768 |
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It's a battle of man versus The Rock in 1937 as a kidnapper and bank robber join forces in order to plan their escape.
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Episode 2 | Alcatraz Webisodes | 03:02 | July 02, 2008 | 8892 |
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It was supposed to be escape proof, yet in 1938 three notorious bank robbers decide to take Alcatraz by force.
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Episode 3 | Alcatraz Webisodes | 02:30 | July 02, 2008 | 6817 |
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Upon his arrival at Alcatraz, Doc Barker forms a new gang and begins plotting his escape.
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Episode 4 | Alcatraz Webisodes | 03:06 | September 19, 2008 | 5378 |
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Most convicts enlisted the help of others in order to escape "The Rock" but in 1940 Ted Walters decides to go it alone.
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Episode 5 | Alcatraz Webisodes | 03:02 | July 02, 2008 | 5188 |
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A group of inmates attempt a daring escape in 1941, by taking correctional officers hostage in the prison industries area.
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Episode 6 | Alcatraz Webisodes | 02:52 | July 02, 2008 | 4934 |
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During a 1943 escape attempt prison guards shoot at four men as they enter the water. Two surrender peacefully, two others die.
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Episode 7 | Alcatraz Webisodes | 03:06 | July 02, 2008 | 4205 |
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In 1945, inmate John Giles attempted a vary clever escape, using forged documents and a stolen uniform.
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Episode 8 | Alcatraz Webisodes | 03:05 | July 02, 2008 | 4254 |
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In 1958, Aaron Burgett and Clyde Johnson run for the shoreline. Officers catch Johnson, but Burgett won't give up.
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Episode 10 | Alcatraz Webisodes | 02:57 | July 02, 2008 | 3537 |
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One of the most famous attempts, which was later loosely depicted in the movie Escape From Alcatraz.
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Episode 11 | Alcatraz Webisodes | 02:58 | July 02, 2008 | 4411 |
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The last attempted escape from Alcatraz occurred in December 1962, when two inmates, John Paul Scott and Darl Parker, crawled out a window in the prison kitchen.
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Episode 12 | Alcatraz Webisodes | 03:06 | July 02, 2008 | 3853 |
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