Brute Force (1947)
- Directed by
- Jules Dassin
- Genre
- drama film, film noir, prison film, crime film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Rated
- 14A
- Rating
- 7.3 of 10 from 212 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
In a corrupt prison, a group of inmates plan an escape from a sadistic captain who rules with cruelty. The warden tries to maintain order while the prisoners face betrayal and violence.
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What happens
Brute Force (aka Zelle R 17) is a 1947 American noir crime tragedy film 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. This was among several noir films made by Dassin during the postwar period, together with Thieves' Highway, Night and the City and The Naked City. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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