Brute Force

1947 98 min ★ 7.3 Crime, Drama, Thriller

Timeworn Joe Collins and his fellow inmates live under the heavy thumb of the sadistic, power-tripping guard Captain Munsey. Only Collins' dreams of escape keep him going, but how can he possibly bust out of Munsey's chains?

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Cast

Burt Lancaster

Joe Collins

Hume Cronyn

Capt. Munsey

Charles Bickford

Gallagher

Yvonne De Carlo

Gina Ferrara

Ann Blyth

Ruth

Ella Raines

Cora Lister

Anita Colby

Flossie

Sam Levene

Louie Miller #7033

Jeff Corey

'Freshman' Stack

John Hoyt

Spencer

Details

Director

Jules Dassin

Screenplay

Richard Brooks

Tagline

"Power Packed Picture!"

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Production

Mark Hellinger Productions, Universal Pictures

Reviews

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John Chard

May 30, 2015

★ 9/10

Prison Noir! This is Westgate Penitentiary, the Warden is a weak man, the prison is practically run by the cruel and highly ambitious Captain Munsey. But the prisoners are no walk overs, they deal their own justice to those that don't tow the line, tired and fed up of mistreatment, and fuelled by the Munsey influenced suicide of a popular inmate, the prisoners, led by big Joe Collins, plot a br...