The Rock · 1996

The Rock

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

Michael Bay · 137 min · United States of America

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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Budget

US$75,000,000

Worldwide revenue

US$335,062,621

Profit

US$260,062,621

Box office (US)

$134,069,511

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 9 wins & 10 nominations total

Production companies

Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer Films, Hollywood Pictures, Buena Vista Pictures

Locations

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• Approximate: the city or region
• Filming
• Setting

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Filming

San Francisco Los Ángeles California

Setting

San Francisco

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Cast

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  Sean Connery

  John Patrick Mason

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  Nicolas Cage

  Dr. Stanley Goodspeed

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  Ed Harris

  Brigadier General Francis X. Hummel, USMC

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  John Spencer

  FBI Director James Womack

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  David Morse

  Major Tom Baxter

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  William Forsythe

  Special Agent Ernest Paxton

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  Michael Biehn

  Commander Charles Anderson

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  Vanessa Marcil

  Carla Pestalozzi