Brute Force (1947)

Synopsis

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

• Burt Lancaster as Joe Collins
• Hume Cronyn as Capt. Munsey
• Charles Bickford as Gallagher
• Yvonne De Carlo as Gina Ferrara
• Ann Blyth as Ruth
• Ella Raines as Cora Lister
• Anita Colby as Flossie
• Sam Levene as Louie Miller #7033
• Jeff Corey as 'Freshman' Stack
• John Hoyt as Spencer

If you liked Brute Force, try

• The Shawshank Redemption
• The Green Mile
• Schindler's List
• 12 Angry Men
• Vertigo
• The Night of the Hunter
• Casablanca
• House of Strangers