Brute Force
Released
July 16, 1947
Runtime: 1h 38m
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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Cast & Crew
Burt Lancaster
Joe Collins
Hume Cronyn
Capt. Munsey
Charles Bickford
Gallagher
Yvonne De Carlo
Gina Ferrara
Ann Blyth
Ruth
Ella Raines
Cora Lister
Anita Colby
Flossie
Sam Levene
Louie Miller #7033
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 (guard)
Richard Gaines
McCollum
Frank Puglia
Ferrara
James Bell
Crenshaw
Jules Dassin
Director
Richard Brooks
Screenplay
- RP
Robert Patterson
Story
Media
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