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Brute Force (aka Zelle R 17) is a 1947 American crime film noir directed by Jules Dassin, from a screenplay by Richard Brooks with cinematography by William H. Daniels. It stars Burt Lancaster , Hume Cronyn , Charles Bickford and Yvonne De Carlo .
A prison riot film starring Burt Lancaster as a rebel prisoner who plans to escape from a brutal guard. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more.
Mar 6, 2020 · A classic prison break film directed by Jules Dassin and starring Burt Lancaster, Hume Cronyn and Charles Bickford. Watch the full movie online or download it for free from Internet Archive.
A prison melodrama with a scathing critique of the punitive American incarceration system. Burt Lancaster stars as Joe Collins, who dreams of escape from the sadistic guard Captain Munsey (Hume Cronyn).
Released from solitary confinement, prisoner Joe Collins (Burt Lancaster) learns that his supportive wife, Ruth (Ann Blyth), is refusing surgery to treat her potentially deadly cancer,...
A group of prisoners led by Joe Collins plans to escape from a brutal and corrupt penitentiary in this film noir. Read the plot details, cast and crew, user reviews, trivia, and FAQ on IMDb.
Brute Force, American film noir, released in 1947, that presents a grim portrayal of prison life, highlighted by a memorable war of wills between a convict and a sadistic guard. The setting of Brute Force is Westgate Penitentiary, where the brutal Capt. Munsey (played by Hume Cronyn) uses torture.
