The Rock

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

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.

Genres

General Information

Release Date: 1996-06-07
Budget: $75000000
Revenue: $335062621
Runtime: 137 min

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