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The Mean Machine

BBC One
on BBC One London

Tough action comedy. Sent to prison for one year after driving his girlfriend's car into a river, ex-professional football star Paul Crewe endures harsh punishment when he refuses to coach the guards' semi-pro team. Bent on revenge, Crewe forms his own team composed entirely of prison inmates - the "Mean Machine".
Widescreen.
Reviews pp 62-67.
(1974, 15) ****
(S) (W)

Contributors

Director:
Robert Aldrich
Paul Crewe:
Burt Reynolds
Warden Hazen:
Eddie Albert
Captain Knauer:
Ed Lauter
Nate Scarboro:
Michael Conrad
Caretaker:
Jim Hampton
Granville:
Harry Caesar
Pop:
John Steadman
Unger:
Charles Tyner
Rassmeusen:
Mike Henry
Secretary:
Bernadette Peters
Source: Radio Times

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