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Midnight Movie: Brute Force

on BBC Two England

starring
Burt Lancaster , Charles Bickford with Yvonne De Carlo , Hume Cronyn
The first of two Midnight Movies by producer Mark Hellinger and director Jules Dassin is a powerful drama of violence, hate and suffering, set in a penitentiary dominated by a sadistic and ambitious prison officer, Munsey. Tension mounts as Joe Collins plans a prison break and the hated Munsey foments trouble among the convicts for his own ends. The Men on the Inside ' The Women on the Outside'
Director JULES DASSIN
. Films: pane 11
(First showing on British television)

Contributors

Unknown:
Burt Lancaster
Unknown:
Charles Bickford
Unknown:
Yvonne de Carlo
Unknown:
Hume Cronyn
Producer:
Mark Hellinger
Director:
Jules Dassin
Unknown:
Joe Collins
Director:
Jules Dassin
Joe Collins:
Burt Lancaster
Captain Munsey:
Hume Cronyn
Gallagher:
Charles Bickford
Tom Lister:
Whit Bissell
Louie:
Sam Levene
Spencer:
John Hoyt
Gina:
Yvonne de Carlo
Ruth:
Ann Blyth
Cora:
Ella Raines
Flossie:
Anita Colby

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