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Brute Force
Powerful, hard-bitten prison melodrama about a group of six violent convicts who revolt against their sadistic warden. Starring Burt Lancaster and Hume Cronyn.
Life is tough and especially grim at Westgate penitentiary, where violence is the norm and the inmates live in fear of the sadistic reprisals of power-thirsty Captain Munsey, chief guard, who exercises absolute power over the warden and the entire prison. Inmate Joe Collins has had enough of Munsey's petty cruelties. He enlists the help of fellow cell mates to plan an escape. But Munsey, who has his informers, is not far behind him.
Last on
Sun 6 Mar 201101:05
BBC Two Northern Ireland & Scotland only
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Joe Collins | Burt Lancaster |
| Captain Munsey | Hume Cronyn |
| Gina | Yvonne De Carlo |
| Gallagher | Charles Bickford |
| Ruth | Ann Blyth |
| Cora | Ella Raines |
| Flossie | Anita Colby |
| Louie Miller #7033 | Sam Levene |
| 'Freshman' Stack | Jeff Corey |
| Spencer | John Hoyt |
| Director | Jules Dassin |
| Producer | Mark Hellinger |
| Writer | Richard Brooks |
