Movie
Brute Force
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?
Details
- Release date
- 1947-07-16
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Genres
- Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Mark Hellinger Productions, Universal Pictures
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Burt Lancaster as Joe Collins
- Hume Cronyn as Capt. Munsey
- Charles Bickford as Gallagher
- Yvonne De Carlo as Gina Ferrara
- Ann Blyth as Ruth
- Ella Raines as Cora Lister
- Anita Colby as Flossie
- Sam Levene as Louie Miller #7033
- Jeff Corey as 'Freshman' Stack
- John Hoyt as Spencer
- Jack Overman as Kid Coy
- Roman Bohnen as Warden A.J. Barnes
Crew
- Jules Dassin - Director
- Richard Brooks - Screenplay
- Robert Patterson - Story
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