| Seven Miles from Alcatraz | |
| Director: | Edward Dmytryk |
| Producer: | Herman Schlom |
| Based On: | unpublished short story by John D. Klorer Sou'West Pass |
| Starring: | James Craig |
| Music: | Roy Webb |
| Cinematography: | Robert De Grasse |
| Editing: | George Crone |
| Distributor: | RKO Pictures |
| Runtime: | 62 minutes |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Budget: | $134,549[1] |
Seven Miles from Alcatraz is a 1942 American action film directed by Edward Dmytryk. The screenplay concerns two prisoners who break out of Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary.
During World War II, two prisoners break out of Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary, only to encounter German spies.
It was Dmytryk's first film for RKO. The movie was originally meant to be directed by Al Rogell. Filming took place between 4–21 August 1942.[1]
Dmytryk called it " Nazi shenanigans in a lighthouse. Good for experimenting with techniques, and I was getting damned sick of it. But at least I was in new territory."[2]
Variety called it "a tightly-knit smooth-flowing spy meller of moderate budget, that will supply adequate entertainment of its type as secondary feature in the dual houses."[3]