The Rock
movie

Alcatraz. Only one man has ever broken out. Now five million lives depend on two men breaking in.
Released June 07, 1996
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.
Runtime
2h 17m
Budget
$75,000,000
Revenue
$335,062,621
Origin Country
United States
Original Language
English
Original Title
The Rock
Status
Released
Production Countries
- United States of America
Spoken Languages
- English
Production Companies
Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer Films
United States
Hollywood Pictures
United States
Keywords
- war veteran
- san francisco, california
- fbi
- mercenary
- gas attack
- alcatraz prison
- prison escape
- shootout
- u.s. navy seal
- terrorism
- british spy
- chemist
- commando
- hostage situation
- tourist attraction
- u.s. marine
- military
- island prison
- tourists in peril
- nerve gas
- disillusioned
- terrorist threat
- chemical weapon
- fbi agent
- chemical warfare
- ambivalent