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?| Status: | Released (1947-07-16) |
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| Awards: | 4 wins total |
| Screen: | Richard Brooks, Robert Patterson |
| Productions: | Mark Hellinger Productions, Universal Pictures |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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- 13784: Burt Lancaster - Joe Collins
- 7668: Hume Cronyn - Capt. Munsey
- 30527: Charles Bickford - Gallagher
- 41240: Yvonne De Carlo - Gina Ferrara
- 31844: Ann Blyth - Ruth
- 78052: Ella Raines - Cora Lister
- 100325: Anita Colby - Flossie
Crews
- 14227: Jules Dassin - Director - Directing
- 3632: Richard Brooks - Screenplay - Writing
- 86186: Mark Hellinger - Producer - Production
- 3637: William H. Daniels - Director of Photography - Camera
- 7647: Miklós Rózsa - Original Music Composer - Sound
- 13350: Edward Curtiss - Editor - Editing
- 4217186: Robert Patterson - Story - Writing
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Reviews
John Chard
Review text:
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 ....
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