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16/07/1947 Crime, Drama, Thriller 1h 38m
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Overview

Timeworn Joe Collins and his fellow inmates live under the heavy thumb of the sadistic, power-tripping guard Captain Munsey. Only Collins' dreams of escape keep him going, but how can he possibly bust out of Munsey's chains?

  1. Jules Dassin

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Burt Lancaster

    Joe Collins

  2. Hume Cronyn

    Capt. Munsey

  3. Charles Bickford

    Gallagher

  4. Yvonne De Carlo

    Gina Ferrara

  5. Ann Blyth

    Ruth

  6. Ella Raines

    Cora Lister

  7. Anita Colby

    Flossie

  8. Sam Levene

    Louie Miller #7033

  9. Jeff Corey

    'Freshman' Stack

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Reviews

A review by John Chard
Written by John Chard on 2015-05-30
Prison Noir!

This is Westgate Penitentiary, the Warden is a weak man, the prison is practically run by the cruel and highly ambitious Captain Munsey. But the prisoners are no walk overs, they deal their own justice to those that don't tow the line, tired and fed up of mistreatment, and fuelled by the Munsey influenced suicide of a popular inmate, the prisoners, led by big Joe Collins, plot a break out, the fear of failure not even an option.

Brute Force is a cracking moody picture directed with innovation by Jules Dassin and starring Burt Lancaster (brilliant as Joe Collins), Hume Cronyn...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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