Burt Lancaster
Joe Collins
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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.
- (12K)
- Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
- Jules Dassin
- 1947-08
A 1947 American crime film noir about a group of prisoners who plan an escape from a brutal prison. The film features Burt Lancaster, Hume Cronyn, Charles Bickford and Yvonne De Carlo, and was inspired by the Battle of Alcatraz.
Mar 6, 2020 · Brute Force 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 and Charles Bickford.
- 98 min
- 10.6K
- Felicity Dungworth
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"Brute Force" is a gripping film noir that takes place in a maximum-security prison. The story revolves around Joe Collins, played by Burt Lancaster, who is ...
- 98 min
- 1094
- Silver Screen Remaster
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,...
- (21)
- Mystery & Thriller
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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).
