Brute Force

Brute Force (1947)

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  • Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
  • Release Date: 1947-07-16
  • User Rating: 7.298/10 from 181 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 38min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Mark Hellinger Productions
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Jules Dassin
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Summary

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?

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  • Burt Lancaster

    as Joe Collins
  • Hume Cronyn

    as Capt. Munsey
  • Charles Bickford

    as Gallagher
  • Yvonne De Carlo

    as Gina Ferrara
  • Ann Blyth

    as Ruth
  • Ella Raines

    as Cora Lister
  • Anita Colby

    as Flossie
  • Sam Levene

    as Louie Miller #7033
  • Jeff Corey

    as 'Freshman' Stack
  • John Hoyt

    as Spencer
  • Jack Overman

    as Kid Coy
  • Roman Bohnen

    as Warden A.J. Barnes
  • Sir Lancelot

    as Calypso
  • Vince Barnett

    as Muggsy
  • Jay C. Flippen

    as Hodges (guard)
  • Richard Gaines

    as McCollum
  • Frank Puglia

    as Ferrara
  • James Bell

    as Crenshaw
  • Howard Duff

    as Robert 'Soldier' Becker
  • Art Smith

    as Dr. Walters
  • Whit Bissell

    as Tom Lister
  • James O'Rear

    as Wilson
  • Paul Bryar

    as Harry (uncredited)
  • Gino Corrado

    as Italian Father Visiting Prison (uncredited)
  • Al Ferguson

    as Guard (uncredited)
  • Jack Gordon

    as Convict (uncredited)
  • John Harmon

    as Roberts (uncredited)
  • Herbert Heywood

    as Chef (uncredited)
  • Tom Steele

    as Tom - Tower Guard (uncredited)
  • Ray Teal

    as Jackson - Guard (uncredited)
  • Dale Van Sickel

    as Guard in Machine Shop (uncredited)
  • Rudy Germane

    as Convict (uncredited)
Directing Jules Dassin Director
Writing Richard Brooks Screenplay
Camera William H. Daniels Director of Photography
Sound Miklós Rózsa Original Music Composer
Production Mark Hellinger Producer
Editing Edward Curtiss Editor
Writing Robert Patterson Story
Costume & Make-Up Rosemary Odell Costume Design
Art John DeCuir Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up Bud Westmore Makeup Artist
Art Bernard Herzbrun Art Direction
Art Charles Wyrick Set Decoration
Production Jules Buck Associate Producer
Art Russell A. Gausman Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up Carmen Dirigo Hairstylist
Sound Charles Felstead Sound
Directing Fred Frank Assistant Director
Sound Robert Pritchard Sound

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