Six Against the Rock | |
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Genre | Action Crime Drama Thriller |
Written by | John Gay (teleplay) Clark Howard (book) |
Directed by | Paul Wendkos |
Starring |
David Carradine Richard Dysart Dennis Farina |
Music by | William Goldstein |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Executive producers |
George Eckstein Merrill H. Karpf |
Producers | Terry Carr Adrienne Luraschi (associate producer) |
Cinematography | Philip H. Lathrop |
Editors | Alan C. Marks Rod Stephens |
Running time | 96 minutes |
Production company | Gaylord Productions (in association with) Schaefer/Karpf/Eckstein Production |
Original release | |
Network | NBC |
Release | May 18, 1987 |
Six Against the Rock is a 1987 American film on TV about the Battle of Alcatraz, [1] based on Clark Howard's book about the aborted 1946 escape attempt. [2]