Big House (1955)
- Original title
- Big House, U.S.A
- Directed by
- Howard W. Koch
- Genre
- drama film, crime film, prison film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 23m
- Rated
- 18
- Rating
- 6.6 of 10 from 25 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A man is sent to a brutal prison where he gets caught up in a dangerous criminal scheme. The film follows his struggle to survive among hardened inmates and corrupt guards.
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What happens
Big House, U.S.A. is a 1955 American crime film noir directed by Howard W. Koch, written by John C. Higgins and starring Broderick Crawford, Ralph Meeker, Reed Hadley, William Talman, Lon Chaney Jr. and Charles Bronson. The film was released on March 3, 1955 by United Artists. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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