Movie
Brute Force
19471h 38m7.3 / 10
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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?
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Brute Force opened in theaters July 16, 1947. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Synopsis
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?
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Cast
Burt LancasterJoe Collins
Hume CronynCapt. Munsey
Charles BickfordGallagher
Yvonne De CarloGina Ferrara
Ann BlythRuth
Ella RainesCora Lister
Anita ColbyFlossie
Sam LeveneLouie Miller #7033Credits
- Directed by
- Jules Dassin
- Written by
- Richard Brooks, Robert Patterson
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
Production
- Mark Hellinger Productions
Universal PicturesUnited States
Themes
black and whitefilm noirprison cellprison guardprison riot