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- Brubaker finds out about these outrages firsthand. He has himself been brought into the prison anonymously, as a prisoner.
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The movie's first 20 or 30 minutes, which are sickeningly effective, document conditions in the prison, where the commonplaces include beatings, bribery, rape and slum living conditions. Brubaker finds out about these outrages firsthand.
Much of the squalid conditions, violence and corruption depicted in the film was the subject of a 1970 federal court case, Holt v. Sarver, in which the federal court ruled that Arkansas' prison system violated inmates' constitutional rights, and ordered reform.
Summaries. The new warden of a small prison farm in Arkansas tries to clean it up of corruption after initially posing as an inmate. When the new warden comes in disguised as an inmate, he sees firsthand all the corruption and scams the guards and prison officials are running.
Mar 5, 2024 · This powerful drama tells the story of a prison superintendent who goes undercover to expose corruption and improve conditions within the prison system. Robert Redford stars in the film. Renowned actor Robert Redford takes on the lead role of Henry Brubaker, the reform-minded prison superintendent.
May 8, 2024 · In 1968, Murton was informed about human remains buried on the property. Three bodies were uncovered, and Murton believed that approximately 200 more prisoners were buried there as well. However, he was never able to find out. According to state investigators, these graves weren't inmates, but rather unnamed paupers.
Jun 20, 1980 · Brubaker: Directed by Stuart Rosenberg. With Robert Redford, Yaphet Kotto, Jane Alexander, Murray Hamilton. The new warden of a small prison farm in Arkansas tries to clean it up of corruption after initially posing as an inmate.
Sep 21, 1980 · Thomas Murton, the real-life model for "Brubaker," the crusading warden played by Robert Redford, was forced out of the Arkansas prison system in 1968 after exposing the Cummins burial ground.
