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The Rock

1996R2h 17m7.2 / 10

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

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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The Rock opened in theaters June 7, 1996. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.

Synopsis

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.

More about The Rock

Cast

Sean ConneryJohn Patrick Mason
Nicolas CageDr. Stanley Goodspeed
Ed HarrisBrigadier General Francis X. Hummel, USMC
John SpencerFBI Director James Womack
David MorseMajor Tom Baxter
William ForsytheSpecial Agent Ernest Paxton
Michael BiehnCommander Charles Anderson
Vanessa MarcilCarla Pestalozzi

Credits

Directed by
Michael Bay
Written by
Jonathan Hensleigh, David Weisberg, Douglas S. Cook, Mark Rosner

Production details

Status
Released
Original language
English
Budget
$75M
Box office
$335.1M

Production

  • Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer FilmsUnited States
  • Hollywood PicturesUnited States
  • Buena Vista Pictures

Themes

alcatraz prisonambivalentbritish spychemical warfarechemical weaponchemistcommandoconspiracy thriller