Penitentiary 1979
director: Jamaa Fanaka
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United States
Cast
Leon Isaac Kennedy Thommy Pollard Hazel Spear Donovan Womack Floyd Chatman Wilbur Hi-Fi White Gloria Delaney Badja Djola Chuck Mitchell Cepheus Jaxon Dwaine Fobbs Ernest Wilson Will Richardson Elijah Mitchell Tony Andrea Darrell Harris Lonnie Kirtz Ray Wolfe Charles Young Ellsworth Harrell Cornelius Desha Michael Melvin Steve Eddy Irene Stokes Bill Murry Terri Hayden Herman Cole Carl Erwin Irving Parham Warren Bryant Lorri Gay Thomas Earl Stiratt Walter Gordon Joaquin Leal David Carter Hassan Abdul-Ali Marcus Guttierrez Zee Howard Gwynn Pineda Ann Hutcherson Cardella DeMilo Beverly Wallace Onia Fenee Deloris Figueroa Zeola Gaye Jackie Shaw Brenda Joy Griffin
Synopsis
The reason to get out.
PENITENTIARY is the compelling and harrowing story of a man wrongly convicted of murder who struggles to transcend the brutality of prison life by becoming a boxer. Uncompromising in its depiction of the harsh truths of men behind bars, PENITENTIARY is RAW, BRUTAL and REALISTIC - three reasons why it is one of the top, most successful independent films, ever released. After widespread audience enthusiasm, the critics discovered PENITENTIARY.
PENITENTIARY is the compelling and harrowing story of a man wrongly convicted of murder who struggles to transcend the brutality of prison life by becoming a boxer. Uncompromising in its depiction of the harsh truths of men behind bars, PENITENTIARY is RAW, BRUTAL and REALISTIC - three reasons why it is one of the top, most successful independent films, ever released. After widespread audience enthusiasm, the critics discovered PENITENTIARY.
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| Distributor | Videomedia |
| Catalogue Number | HVM1030 |
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| Release Date | Sep 1981 |
| Duration: | 94m 38s |
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| Notes | BBFC 'X' |
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