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  1. 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 .

  2. Brute Force: Directed by Jules Dassin. With Burt Lancaster, Hume Cronyn, Charles Bickford, Yvonne De Carlo. At a tough penitentiary, prisoner Joe Collins plans to rebel against Captain Munsey, the power-mad chief guard.

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    • Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
    • Jules Dassin
    • 1947-08
  3. 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, unless Joe...

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    • Burt Lancaster
    • Jules Dassin
    • Universal International Pictures
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  5. Film Details. Articles & Reviews. Quotes. Notes. Brief Synopsis. Tough, disgruntled prisoners plan a daring, possibly bloody escape while on a drain pipe detail. Cast & Crew. Read More. Jules Dassin. Director. Burt Lancaster. Joe Collins. Hume Cronyn. Captain Munsey. Charles Bickford. Gallagher. Yvonne De Carlo. Gina. Ann Blyth. Ruth.

  6. Summaries. At a tough penitentiary, prisoner Joe Collins plans to rebel against Captain Munsey, the power-mad chief guard. At overcrowded Westgate Penitentiary, where violence and fear are the norm and the warden has less power than guards and leading prisoners, the least contented prisoner is tough, single-minded Joe Collins.

  7. "Brute Force" is a 1947 film directed by Jules Dassin with a wonderful cast that includes Burt Lancaster, Hume Cronyn, Charles Bickford, Whit Bissell, Richard Hoyt, Howard Duff, Jeff Corey, Ann Blyth, Yvonne Decarlo, and Ella Raines.

  8. 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 as a method of discipline.

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