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Penitentiary (1979)

Directed by Jamaa Fanaka

Crime | Drama | Sports

Most recently watched by zombiefreak

Overview

A hitchhiker named Martel Gordone gets in a fight with two bikers over a prostitute, and one of the bikers is killed. Gordone is arrested and sent to prison, where he joins the prison’s boxing team in an effort to secure an early parole and to establish his dominance over the prison’s toughest gang.

Rated R | Length 99 minutes

Actors

Leon Isaac Kennedy | Thommy Pollard | Hazel Spears | Donovan Womack | Floyd 'Wildcat' Chatman | Chuck Mitchell | Gloria Delaney | Wilbur 'Hi-Fi' White | Badja Djola | Cepheus Jaxon | Dwaine Fobbs | Ernest Wilson | Will Richardson | Elijah Mitchell | Tony Andrea

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Date ViewedDeviceFormatSourceRating
06/07/2013TVDVDRented7 stars
 

Viewing Notes

Missed the opportunity to view this via Instawatch too many times so finally ordered the DVD from Netflix. One of those movies that always gets positive comments whenever it’s mentioned on Twitter. And I can see why. Despite some incredulous turns it’s a more raw depiction of prison and prison boxing. No gloss. Look forward to checking out the sequels.

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