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Brute Force (1947)

Directed by Jules Dassin

Crime | Film Noir | Drama

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Overview

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?

Rated NR | Length 98 minutes

Actors

Burt Lancaster | Hume Cronyn | Charles Bickford | Yvonne De Carlo | Ann Blyth | Ella Raines | Anita Colby | Sam Levene | Jeff Corey | John Hoyt | Jack Overman | Roman Bohnen | Sir Lancelot | Vince Barnett | Jay C. Flippen | Richard Gaines | Frank Puglia | James Bell | Howard Duff | Art Smith | Whit Bissell | James O'Rear | Paul Bryar | Gino Corrado | Al Ferguson | Jack Gordon | John Harmon | Herbert Heywood | Tom Steele | Ray Teal | Dale van Sickel | Rudy Germane

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Viewing Notes

Picked up Jules Dassin’s Brute Force (1947) from my library after the Dassin twitter chatter. Knew this seemed familiar; saw this some years ago. The prison break ending is incredibly memorable. Burt Lancaster is a stud. Definitely a film to check out.

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