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Brubaker is a 1980 American prison drama film directed by Stuart Rosenberg. It stars Robert Redford as a newly arrived prison warden, Henry Brubaker, who attempts to clean up a corrupt and violent penal system. The screenplay by W. D. Richter is a fictionalized version of the 1969 book, Accomplices to the Crime: The Arkansas Prison Scandal by ...
Jun 20, 1980 · Brubaker is a crime drama film based on a true story of a warden who infiltrates a corrupt prison farm in Arkansas. The film features Robert Redford, Yaphet Kotto, Morgan Freeman and other stars, and was nominated for an Oscar.
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- Crime, Drama
- Stuart Rosenberg
- 1980-06-20
Robert Redford stars in this potent drama based on the real life story of Tom Murton, the prison superintendent who exposed scandalous abuse and murder in a ...
Robert Redford stars as Brubaker, a warden who exposes the corruption and violence of Wakefield Prison Farm. Ebert praises the realistic portrayal of prison conditions, but criticizes the lack of character development and the predictable plot.
Linda Deutsch Associated Press Brubaker is a grim, often powerful prison movie based on the true story of convict torture and mass murder in a Southern penitentiary. Mar 4, 2019 Full Review ...
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- Stuart Rosenberg
- R
- Robert Redford
Robert Redford stars as a new warden who exposes and fights against the corruption and abuse in a small prison farm in Arkansas. He poses as an inmate, reveals his identity, and faces resistance from the local business community and the prison board.
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Brubaker aims to bring the story to wider audiences while also serving as an "issues" movie. It's a sickening depiction of what happens when foxes mind a hen...
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