Brute Force (1947)
In de harde Westgate gevangenis is geweld aan de orde van de dag. De macht ligt in feite in handen van de gemene cipier Munsey. Joe Collins pikt het niet langer en plant een uitbraak. Hij tracht de hulp te krijgen van een aantal maatjes, maar die zien het gevaarlijke plan niet echt zitten.
Regiseur:
Jules Dassin
Schrijver:
Richard Brooks
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Burt Lancaster as Joe Collins |
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Hume Cronyn as Capt. Munsey |
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Charles Bickford as Gallagher |
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Yvonne De Carlo as Gina Ferrara |
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Ann Blyth as Ruth |
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Ella Raines as Cora Lister |
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Anita Colby as Flossie |
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Sam Levene as Louie Miller #7033 |
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Jeff Corey as 'Freshman' Stack |
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John Hoyt as Spencer |
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Jack Overman as Kid Coy |
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Roman Bohnen as Warden A.J. Barnes |
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Sir Lancelot as Calypso |
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Vince Barnett as Muggsy |
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Jay C. Flippen as Hodges (guard) |
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Richard Gaines as McCollum |
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Frank Puglia as Ferrara |
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James Bell as Crenshaw |
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Howard Duff as Robert 'Soldier' Becker |
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Art Smith as Dr. Walters |
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Whit Bissell as Tom Lister |
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James O'Rear as Wilson |
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Paul Bryar as Harry (uncredited) |
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Gino Corrado as Italian Father Visiting Prison (uncredited) |
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Al Ferguson as Guard (uncredited) |
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Jack Gordon as Convict (uncredited) |
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John Harmon as Roberts (uncredited) |
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Herbert Heywood as Chef (uncredited) |
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Tom Steele as Tom - Tower Guard (uncredited) |
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Ray Teal as Jackson - Guard (uncredited) |
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Dale Van Sickel as Guard in Machine Shop (uncredited) |
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Rudy Germane as Convict (uncredited) |
| Sound | Miklós Rózsa | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Mark Hellinger | Producer |
| Camera | William H. Daniels | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Edward Curtiss | Editor |
| Writing | Richard Brooks | Screenplay |
| Directing | Jules Dassin | Director |
| Writing | Robert Patterson | Story |
| Art | John DeCuir | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Carmen Dirigo | Hairstylist |
| Production | Jules Buck | Associate Producer |
| Directing | Fred Frank | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Charles Felstead | Sound |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bud Westmore | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Russell A. Gausman | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rosemary Odell | Costume Design |
| Art | Bernard Herzbrun | Art Direction |
| Sound | Robert Pritchard | Sound |
| Art | Charles Wyrick | Set Decoration |
| Art | John Decker | Art Direction |