Brute force / Mark Hellinger Productions ; directed by Jules Dassin ; produced by Mark Hellinger.
Joe Collins, along with his fellow inmates, live under the heavy thumb of the sadistic, power-tripping guard Captain Munsey. Only Collins's dreams of escape keep him going, but how can he possibly bust out of Munsey's chains?
| Uniform Title: | Criterion collection ;
383. Rovi Media Collection. Movies. |
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| Language: | English |
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Subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing. |
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[Irvington, N.Y.] :
Criterion Collection,
[2007]
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| Series: | Criterion collection ;
383. Rovi Media Collection. Movies. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (98 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | Video DVD |
| Summary: |
Joe Collins, along with his fellow inmates, live under the heavy thumb of the sadistic, power-tripping guard Captain Munsey. Only Collins's dreams of escape keep him going, but how can he possibly bust out of Munsey's chains? |
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| Note: | Based on a story by Robert Patterson. Originally released as a motion picture in 1947 by Universal-International Pictures. Special features include: audio commentary by film noir specialists Alain Silver and James Ursini; a new interview with Paul Mason, author of Capturing the Media: Prison Discourse in Popular Culture; theatrical trailer; stills gallery. Videorecording. |
| Call Number: | CP1 D0079886 VideoDVD PN1995.9.P68 B787 2007 VideoDVD |
| ISBN: | 1934121304 9781934121306 |
| Credits: | Director of photography, William Daniels ; editor, Edward Curtiss ; music, Miklos Rozsa. |
| System Details: | DVD, NTSC, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital mono. |
| Cast: |
Burt Lancaster, Hume Cronyn, Charles Bickford, Yvonne DeCarlo, Ann Blyth, Ella Raines, Anita Colby, Sam Levene, Howard Duff, Art Smith, Jeff Corey. |