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Caged is a 1950 American film noir directed by John Cromwell and starring Eleanor Parker, Agnes Moorehead, Betty Garde, Hope Emerson, and Ellen Corby. It was nominated for three Academy Awards. [citation needed] The film portrays the story of a young newlywed sent to prison for armed robbery.
Academy Awards, USA. 1951 Nominee Oscar. Best Actress in a Leading Role. Eleanor Parker. 1951 Nominee Oscar. Best Actress in a Supporting Role. Hope Emerson. 1951 Nominee Oscar. Best Writing, Story and Screenplay.
Caged: Directed by John Cromwell. With Eleanor Parker, Agnes Moorehead, Ellen Corby, Hope Emerson. A gentle, naive, pregnant 19-year-old widow is slowly, inexorably ground down by the hardened criminals, sadistic guards, and matron at a woman's prison.
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- Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
- John Cromwell
- 1950-06-10
In the 21st century he has earned renewed critical acclaim for his performances in independent dramas such as Joe (2013), Mandy (2018), Color Out of Space (2019), and Pig (2021), the latter earning him a Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actor nomination.
YearNominated WorkCategoryGhost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance, Seeking ...Struggling to come to terms with her incarceration and... A single mistake puts a 19-year old girl behind bars, where she experiences the terrors and torments of women in prison.
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Caged, considered the best woman's prison film ever made, represents a union between realistic socially conscious drama and the more stylized world of film noir. Marie, (Eleanor Parker), is sentenced to prison for helping her husband in a small robbery.
Jan 26, 2021 · The claustrophobic prison movie “Caged” begins with its most original and upsetting scene: wrongfully convicted prisoner Harlow Reid ( Edi Gathegi) calls and fails to get through to his lawyer right before he’s forced into solitary confinement.
