Revolt in the Big House (1958)
- Directed by
- R. G. Springsteen
- Genre
- prison film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 19m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 6.3 of 10 from 10 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A convict inside Folsom State Prison gets caught up in a plot to break out. The warden tries to keep order as tensions rise among the inmates.
tensegrimclaustrophobicgrittysuspensefulbleaknoirish
What happens
Revolt in the Big House is a 1958 American film noir directed by R. G. Springsteen and starring Gene Evans, Robert Blake and Timothy Carey. Portions of the film were shot on location at Folsom State Prison in California. Blacklisted screenwriter Daniel Lewis James was listed in the onscreen credits as Daniel Hyatt. In 1998 his credit was reinstated under his real name as the film's cowriter by the Writers Guild of America. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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The Defiant Ones (1958)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.