Ron Vernan

Escape from Alcatraz (1979)

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San Francisco Bay, January 18, 1960. Frank Lee Morris is transferred to Alcatraz, a maximum security prison located on a rocky island. Although no one has ever managed to escape from there, Frank and other inmates begin to carefully prepare an escape plan.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Don Siegel
CAST:  Clint Eastwood  •  Patrick McGoohan  •  Fred Ward  •  David Cryer

San Francisco Bay, January 18, 1960. Frank Lee Morris is transferred to Alcatraz, a maximum security prison located on a rocky island. Although no one has ever managed to escape from there, Frank and other inmates begin to carefully prepare an escape plan.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Don Siegel
CAST:  Clint Eastwood  •  Patrick McGoohan  •  Fred Ward  •  David Cryer

The Triangle Factory Fire Scandal (1979)

The story of a fire in the Triangle Shirt Mfg. Co. building in New York City in 1911 that resulted in the deaths of 146 employees, mostly young women. The ensuing investigation revealed the company's almost total disregard for its workers' safety in pursuit of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mel Stuart
CAST:  David Dukes  •  Tovah Feldshuh  •  Lauren Frost  •  Janet Margolin

The story of a fire in the Triangle Shirt Mfg. Co. building in New York City in 1911 that resulted in the deaths of 146 employees, mostly young women. The ensuing investigation revealed the company's almost total disregard for its workers' safety in pursuit of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mel Stuart
CAST:  David Dukes  •  Tovah Feldshuh  •  Lauren Frost  •  Janet Margolin

Off the Wall (1983)

Two young hitchhikers are picked up a speed-crazed young woman, who tears around the countryside. She leaves them to take the blame for her activities, and they find themselves sentenced to six months in prison. The girl, feeling bad about what she did to them, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rick Friedberg
CAST:  Paul Sorvino  •  Patrick Cassidy  •  Rosanna Arquette  •  Monte Markham

Two young hitchhikers are picked up a speed-crazed young woman, who tears around the countryside. She leaves them to take the blame for her activities, and they find themselves sentenced to six months in prison. The girl, feeling bad about what she did to them, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rick Friedberg
CAST:  Paul Sorvino  •  Patrick Cassidy  •  Rosanna Arquette  •  Monte Markham