Brubaker
Summary:
Fact-based drama starring Robert Redford as Henry Brubaker, the new inmate at a run-down Southern prison that's become notorious for corruption and violence. After he witnesses several instances of gross misconduct and defuses a tense confrontation with a crazed inmate (Morgan Freeman), Brubaker reveals to the guards and administrators that he's not a criminal at all, but ... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Robert Redford - (Henry Brubaker)
Yaphet Kotto - (Richard "Dickie" Coombes)
Jane Alexander - (Lillian)
Murray Hamilton - (Deach)
David Keith - (Larry Lee Bullen)
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Review:
This 1980 prison drama exposed Arkansas' almost medieval criminal justice system. Stuart Rosenberg's stark direction is fraught with tension and inhumanity, rendering a dark, bleak view of prison life. The film merges the realism of a documentary like Scared Straight with the social commentary of Cool Hand Luke. When Robert Redford comm... Continue >>
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