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Jailbird Burt Lancaster leads the revolt when sadistic chief guard Hume Cronyn pushes the inmates too far. Searing prison drama from the director of heist classic Rififi.

Keywords:

Drama, Film-Noir, Short, Thriller, Short Film, Film Shorts, Movie, Film, Movies, Films

Additional Information:

(Black and white) (1947) (USA) (4 Star)

Cast:

Burt Lancaster	.... Joe Collins
Hume Cronyn	.... Capt. Munsey
Charles Bickford	.... Gallagher
Yvonne de Carlo	.... Gina Ferrara
Ann Blyth	.... Ruth
Ella Raines	.... Cora Lister

Supporting Cast:

Anita Colby	.... Flossie
Sam Levene	.... Louie Mille
Jeff Corey	.... 'Freshman' Stack
John Hoyt	.... Spencer
Jack Overman	.... Kid Coy
Roman Bohnen	.... Warden A.J. Barnes
Sir Lancelot	.... Calypso
Vince Barnett	.... Muggsy
Jay C. Flippen	.... Hodges

Directors:

Jules Dassin

Writers:

Richard Brooks
Robert Patterson