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List Of Prison Films
This is a list of prison films—films which are primarily concerned with prison life or prison escape. 0-9 * ''13 Dead Men'' * '' 20,000 Years in Sing Sing'' * ''3 Deewarein'' * '' 6,000 Enemies'' A * ''The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'' (1939) * '' Angel on My Shoulder'' * '' Against the Wall'' * ''Alien 3'' * ''American History X'' * ''Animal Factory'' * '' Anything for Her'' * ''Around the World in 80 Days'' (1956) B * '' Bad Boys'' (1983) * ''Bangkok Hilton'' * ''Beyond Re-Animator'' * ''The Big Bird Cage'' * ''The Big Doll House'' * '' The Big House'' (1930) * '' Big Stan'' * ''Birdman of Alcatraz'' * ''Black Mama White Mama'' * '' Blackmail'' * ''Blood In Blood Out'' * '' Bloodfist III: Forced to Fight'' * ''Borstal Boy'' * '' Boys' Reformatory'' * ''Brawl in Cell Block 99'' * ''Breath'' (2007) * ''Bride of Frankenstein'' * ''Bringing Up Baby'' * ''Brokedown Palace'' * '' Bronson'' * ''Brubaker'' * '' Brute Force'' (1947) C * ''Caesar Must Die'' * '' Caged Fur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prison Film
A prison film is a film genre concerned with prison life and often prison escape. These films range from acclaimed dramas examining the nature of prisons, such as ''Cool Hand Luke'', '' Midnight Express'', ''Brubaker'', '' Escape from Alcatraz'', ''The Shawshank Redemption'', and '' Kiss of the Spider Woman'' to actioners like '' Lock Up'' and ''Undisputed'', and even comedies satirizing the genre like '' Stir Crazy'', ''Life'', and ''Let's Go to Prison''. Prison films have been asserted to be "guilty of oversimplifying complex issues, the end result of which is the proliferation of stereotypes". For example, they are said to perpetuate "a common misperception that most correctional officers are abusive", and that prisoners are "violent and beyond redemption". Themes Themes repeatedly visited in the prison films include escape attempts, gang activities inside the prison, efforts of wrongly convicted persons to prove their innocence, and guard and management cruelty. An entire sub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Big Bird Cage
''The Big Bird Cage'' is a 1972 American exploitation film of the "women in prison" subgenre. It serves as a non-sequel follow-up to the 1971 film ''The Big Doll House''. The film was written and directed by Jack Hill, and stars Pam Grier, Sid Haig, Anitra Ford, and Carol Speed. Plot Blossom (Pam Grier), a buxom bad girl, is the rough-and-ready girlfriend of a radical guerrilla leader, Django ( Sid Haig). She keeps her relationship a secret, but is also quick to start a fight without knowing it. However, when Django's mercenary friends itch for some female companionship, she softens and the two devise a plan to liberate the inmates of a local women's prison, where the inmates are kept barefoot and subjected to brutally hard labor. A woman named Terry ( Anitra Ford), a social climber, ends up in the prison herself because of Blossom and Django's earlier robbery. She is now forced to deal with crazy inmates, gay guards, and torture of the cage. Terry, Blossom, and Django (who bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bride Of Frankenstein
''Bride of Frankenstein'' is a 1935 American science fiction horror film, and the first sequel to Universal Pictures' 1931 film ''Frankenstein''. As with the first film, ''Bride of Frankenstein'' was directed by James Whale starring Boris Karloff as the Monster and Colin Clive as Dr. Frankenstein. The sequel features Elsa Lanchester in the dual role of Mary Shelley and the titular character at the end of the film. Colin Clive reprises his role as Henry Frankenstein, and Ernest Thesiger plays the role of Doctor Septimus Pretorius. Taking place immediately after the events of the earlier film, it is rooted in a subplot of the original Mary Shelley novel, ''Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus'' (1818). Its plot follows a chastened Henry Frankenstein as he attempts to abandon his plans to create life, only to be tempted and finally blackmailed by his old mentor Dr. Pretorius, along with threats from the Monster, into constructing a mate for the Monster. The preparation to fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Breath (2007 Film)
''Breath'' ( 숨, ''Soom'') is the fourteenth feature film by South Korean director Kim Ki-duk. Plot A loner housewife, Yeon, deals with her depression and anger by beginning a passionate affair with a convicted man on death row. After discovering her husband's infidelity, Yeon visits the prison where a notorious condemned criminal, Jin, is confined. She has been following the news reports of his numerous suicide attempts. Despite knowing Jin's crimes, Yeon treats him like an old lover and puts all her efforts into his happiness, even though she doesn't know him. Cast * Chang Chen - Jang Jin * Park Ji-a - Yeon * Ha Jung-woo - Yeon's husband * Kang In-hyeong - Young prisoner * Kim Ki-duk - Prison warden Reception Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports 67% approval for ''Breath'', based on six critics. ''Breath'' was nominated for the Palme d'Or award at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival, although the prize was eventually awarded to the film '' 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brawl In Cell Block 99
''Brawl in Cell Block 99'' is a 2017 American neo-noir prison action thriller film directed and written by S. Craig Zahler and starring Vince Vaughn with Jennifer Carpenter, Don Johnson, Udo Kier, Marc Blucas, and Tom Guiry. The story follows Bradley Thomas, a drug mule who must kill a man held in a maximum security prison to rescue his pregnant wife from a vengeful drug lord. Zahler wrote the script of ''Brawl in Cell Block 99'' after watching several prison films, coming up with different elements to add to the genre. Zahler cast Vaughn for his consistency and authenticity, in a break from the comedic roles that Vaughn usually plays. Vaughn exercised and underwent training for the film's action and fighting sequences. Filming took place in Staten Island, New York City, between August and October 2016 under a production budget of $4 million. The film premiered at the 74th Venice International Film Festival, and was released in theaters, digital HD, and video on demand in Oct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boys' Reformatory
''Boys' Reformatory'' is a 1939 American crime film directed by Howard Bretherton and produced by Lindsley Parsons for Monogram Pictures. The screenplay was written by Wellyn Totman and Ray Trampe after a story by Ray Trampe and Norman S. Hall. Cast * Frankie Darro as Tommy Ryan * Lillian Elliott as Mrs. O'Meara * Frank Coghlan, Jr. as Eddie O'Meara * Ben Welden as Mike Hearn * David Durand as 'Knuckles' Malone * William P. Carleton as Superior Judge Robert A. Scott * Grant Withers as Dr. Owens, a physician at the State Industrial School * John St. Polis John M. St. Polis (born John Marie Sainpolis; November 24, 1873 – October 8, 1946) was an American actor. Biography St. Polis was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. Before starting his film career, he made a name for himself on the Broadway ... as Superintendent Keene of the State Industrial School * Pat Flaherty as Barnes, a guard at the State Industrial School * George Offerman, Jr. as Joey, an inmate at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Borstal Boy (film)
''Borstal Boy'' is a 2000 romantic drama film directed by Peter Sheridan, based on the 1958 autobiographical novel of the same name by Brendan Behan. Plot In 1941, 16-year-old IRA volunteer Brendan Behan (Shawn Hatosy) is going on a bombing mission from Ireland to Liverpool during the Second World War. His mission is thwarted when he is apprehended, charged and imprisoned in a borstal, a reform institution for young offenders in East Anglia, England. At borstal, Brendan is forced to live face-to-face with those he regarded as his enemies, a confrontation that reveals a deep inner conflict in the young Brendan and forces a self-examination that is both traumatic and revealing. Events take an unexpected turn and Brendan is thrown into a complete spin. In the emotional vortex, he finally faces up to the truth. Cast * Shawn Hatosy as Brendan Behan * Danny Dyer as Charlie Milwall * Lee Ingleby as Dale * Michael York as Joyce * Eva Birthistle as Liz Joyce * Mark Huberman as Mac * I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forced To Fight
''Forced'' is a single-player and co-op action role-playing game developed by BetaDwarf, released in October 2013 for Windows, OS X and Linux through the Steam platform as well as Wii U. It is about gladiators fighting for their freedom in a fantasy arena where they are assisted by a spirit-like character called Balfus. Gameplay consists of selecting a weapon class and abilities to combat the various enemies of each arena, while solving puzzles using the help of Balfus. BetaDwarf was formed by a small group of students in 2011, who began developing the game in an unused classroom in Aalborg University – Copenhagen, Denmark. They were removed months later and launched a successful Kickstarter campaign involving an Imgur picture which documented their progress. ''Forced'' received moderate to favorable reviews with most critics praising its competitive gameplay and puzzle-system. The game's weak plot, technical glitches and excess difficulty were the negative highlights. It won th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blood In Blood Out
''Blood In Blood Out'' (also known as ''Bound by Honor'' and ''Blood In Blood Out: Bound By Honor'') is a 1993 American epic crime drama film directed by Taylor Hackford that has become a cult-classic film with a cult following among the Mexican-American community, over the decades. It follows the intertwining lives of three Chicano relatives from 1972 to 1984. They start out as members of a street gang in East Los Angeles, and as dramatic incidents occur, their lives and friendships are forever changed. ''Blood In Blood Out'' was filmed in 1991 throughout the Spanish-speaking areas of Los Angeles and inside California's San Quentin State Prison. Plot In 1972, Miklo Velka is the 17-year-old son of a Mexican mother and a white father. After a violent confrontation with his abusive racist father, Miklo leaves Las Vegas for East Los Angeles, where he stays with his cousins, Paco and Cruz. His cousins are in the local Vatos Locos gang, and Miklo earns his membership during an at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blackmail (1929 Film)
''Blackmail'' is a 1929 British thriller drama film directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Anny Ondra, John Longden, and Cyril Ritchard. Based on the 1928 play of the same name by Charles Bennett, the film is about a London woman who is blackmailed after killing a man who tries to rape her. After starting production as a silent film, British International Pictures decided to adapt ''Blackmail'' into a separate sound film. It became the first successful European talkie; a silent version was released for theaters not equipped for sound (at 6,740 feet), with the sound version (7,136 feet) released at the same time. Both versions are held in the British Film Institute collection. ''Blackmail'' is frequently cited as the first British sound feature film. Voted the best British film of 1929 in a UK poll the year it was released. In 2017 a poll of 150 actors, directors, writers, producers and critics for '' Time Out'' magazine ranked ''Blackmail'' as the 59th best British film e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Mama White Mama
''Black Mama White Mama'' (also known as ''Women in Chains'') is a 1973 women in prison film directed by Eddie Romero and starring Pam Grier and Margaret Markov. The film has elements of blaxploitation. The movie also was released as ''Hot, Hard and Mean'' (UK theatrical title). The movie was reportedly inspired by the 1958 film '' The Defiant Ones'' in which Sidney Poitier and Tony Curtis are shackled together similarly to Grier and Markov. Set in an unspecified Latin American country (referred to only as "the island"), the movie was shot in the Philippines for budgetary purposes. Plot Brought to a women's prison in a tropical country which resembles the movie's Philippines-set location, Lee Daniels (Pam Grier) and Karen Brent (Margaret Markov), a prostitute and a revolutionary, respectively, butt heads and cause enough trouble to warrant transfer to a maximum security prison. They are chained together during the transfer, much to their dismay, and an attack by Karen's rebel f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birdman Of Alcatraz (film)
''Birdman of Alcatraz'' is a 1962 American biographical drama film directed by John Frankenheimer and starring Burt Lancaster.''Variety'' film review; June 20, 1962, page 6.'' Harrison's Reports'' film review; June 23, 1962, page 94. It is a largely fictionalized version of the life of Robert Stroud, who was sentenced to solitary confinement after having killed a prison guard. A federal prison inmate, he became known as the "Birdman of Alcatraz" because of his studies of birds, which had taken place when he was incarcerated at Leavenworth Prison. He was allowed to keep birds in jail. When moved to Alcatraz, Stroud was never allowed to keep any birds. The film was adapted by Guy Trosper from the 1955 book by Thomas E. Gaddis. It was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Actor in a Leading Role ( Burt Lancaster), Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Telly Savalas), Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Thelma Ritter), and Best Cinematography, Black-and-White. Plot Robert Stroud is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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