In May of 1946, Alcatraz inmate Bernie Coy initiates a carefully thought out plan to escape the island prison. His plan, carried out with five accomplices, falls apart when they can't obtain a key to unlock a door leading to the yard.

• Gaylord Productions
• Schaefer-Karpf-Eckstein Productions
• David Carradine
• Richard Dysart
• Dennis Farina
• Charles Haid
• Howard Hesseman
• David Morse
• Jan-Michael Vincent
• Paul Sanchez