The film "Escape from Alcatraz" was filmed in San Francisco, California, USA.

Filming Locations:

Final scene with the flower

In the movie

Scene where The warden finds part of the raft and a flower from Alcatraz Island.

In reality

The scene was filmed at Angel Island is an island in San Francisco Bay offering expansive 360° views of the San Francisco skyline, the Marin County Headlands, and Mount Tamalpais. The entire island is part of Angel Island State Park and is administered by California State Parks. The island, a California Historical Landmark, has been used for a variety of purposes, including military forts, a U.S. Public Health Service quarantine station, and a U.S. Bureau of Immigration inspection and detention center. The Angel Island Immigration Station in the island's northeastern corner, where staff detained, inspected, and processed approximately one million immigrants, was designated a National Historic Landmark.

Alcatraz - Dining Hall

In the movie

Scene where Prisoners dine in the mess hall.

In reality

The scene was filmed at Alcatraz Island is located in San Francisco Bay, 1.25 miles (2.01 km) offshore from San Francisco. Alcatraz Island is home to the abandoned prison, the oldest operating lighthouse on the West Coast of the United States, and early military fortifications. The prison housed notorious criminals such as Al Capone, Robert Franklin Stroud (also known as the Birdman of Alcatraz). In total, 36 prisoners made 14 escape attempts. On June 11, 1962, Frank Morris, John Anglin, and Clarence Anglin carried out one of the most famous escapes ever devised. On March 21, 1963, Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy ordered the prison closed.

Alcatraz

In the movie

Scene where Frank Morris and Charley Butts discuss the best way to escape from Alcatraz.

In reality

The scene was filmed at Alcatraz Island is located in San Francisco Bay, 1.25 miles (2.01 km) offshore from San Francisco. Alcatraz Island is home to the abandoned prison, the oldest operating lighthouse on the West Coast of the United States, and early military fortifications. The prison housed notorious criminals such as Al Capone, Robert Franklin Stroud (also known as the Birdman of Alcatraz). In total, 36 prisoners made 14 escape attempts. On June 11, 1962, Frank Morris, John Anglin, and Clarence Anglin carried out one of the most famous escapes ever devised. On March 21, 1963, Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy ordered the prison closed.