Brute Force

Brute Force

7.3IMDb Score
Released:1947-07-16
Duration:98 min
Director:Jules Dassin
Actors:Burt Lancaster, Hume Cronyn, Charles Bickford, Yvonne De Carlo, Ann Blyth
Production:Mark Hellinger Productions, Universal Pictures

Overview:

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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