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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 .
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
Mar 6, 2020 · Film Noir, Burt Lancaster, 1940s, Drama, Crime, Classics, Mystery, Thrilller. 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
- 10K
- Felicity Dungworth
Only Collins’s dreams of escape keep him going, but how can he possibly bust out of Munsey’s chains? Matter-of-fact and ferocious, Brute Force builds to an explosive climax that shows the lengths men will go to when fighting for their freedom, and asks the question of who society’s real brutes are.
- Joe Collins
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
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. Photos & Videos. View All. 3 Photos.
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Brute Force (1947) - Film Noir. There are four to five hundred stories in the film noir city ― and around two dozen of them are sure-fire, indisputable, authentic classics. Brute Force is one of these. Directed by Jules Dassin, it’s a story from stir ― strong men beat it out of each other as they go crazy behind prison walls.