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Brute Force

  • 7.5 /10

  • 204

  • 95%

Plot

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?

Cast

Burt Lancaster as Joe Collins
Burt Lancaster

as Joe Collins

Hume Cronyn as Capt. Munsey
Hume Cronyn

as Capt. Munsey

Charles Bickford as Gallagher
Charles Bickford

as Gallagher

Yvonne De Carlo as Gina Ferrara
Yvonne De Carlo

as Gina Ferrara

Ann Blyth as Ruth
Ann Blyth

as Ruth

Ella Raines as Cora Lister
Ella Raines

as Cora Lister

Anita Colby as Flossie
Anita Colby

as Flossie

Sam Levene as Louie Miller #7033
Sam Levene

as Louie Miller #7033

Jeff Corey as 'Freshman' Stack
Jeff Corey

as 'Freshman' Stack

John Hoyt as Spencer
John Hoyt

as Spencer

Movie Facts

Rated

  • Approved

Status

  • Released

Release Date

  • July 16, 1947

Production Companies

  • Mark Hellinger Productions

  • Universal Pictures

Production Countries

  • United States of America

Spoken Language

  • English

Budget

  • $0.00

Revenue

  • -

Runtime

  • 1.63 hrs

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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 b…