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The Brig

6.8(12)19641h 8m3

Jonas Mekas’s film captures The Living Theatre’s stage production of The Brig, an unflinching portrait of life inside a U.S. Marine Corps jail in Japan in 1957. Over the course of a single day, prisoners endure relentless drills, abuse, and dehumanization, exposing the brutality of military discipline with stark immediacy.

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Language
English
  • sadism
  • jail
  • discipline
  • military police
  • the living theatre

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Behind the camera

Director

Jonas Mekas

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United States of America

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • PremiereNew York Film Festival20 Sept 1964

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The Brig was released on 20 September 1964.

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