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Brute Force
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Brute Force(1947)

  • Crime
  • Drama
  • Thriller

1h 38m

Last verified: 03/05/2026

7.5/10IMDb
95%Rotten Tomatoes
80/100Metacritic

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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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Director

Jules Dassin

Cast

  • Burt Lancaster
  • Hume Cronyn
  • Charles Bickford

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