Brute Force (1947) (original) (raw)
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Original title
Brute Force
Year
1947
Running time
98 min.
Country
United States
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Genre
Film noir. Drama | Prison Drama
Synopsis
At overcrowded Westgate Penitentiary, where violence and fear are the norm and the warden has less power than guards and leading prisoners, the least contented prisoner is tough, single-minded Joe Collins. Most of all, Joe hates chief guard Captain Munsey, a petty dictator who glories in absolute power. After one infraction too many, Joe and his cell-mates are put on the dreaded drain pipe detail; prompting an escape scheme that has every chance of turning into a bloodbath.
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Critics' reviews
- "The escape sequence has the spatial intricacy of the heist in Dassin's Rififi, but the tone is tougher, bleaker, and more suspenseful."
- "First rate all the way."
- "Bristling, biting dialog by Richard Brooks paints broad cameos as each character takes shape under existing prison life."
- "This is one of Dassin's best films."
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