

Brute Force
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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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- Released
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- Language
- English
- prison cell
- prison guard
- film noir
- black and white
- prison riot
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- PremiereLos Angeles, California10 Jul 1947
- TheatricalNew York City, New York16 Jul 1947
- PhysicalVHS11 Nov 1998
- PhysicalDVD17 Apr 2007
- PhysicalBlu-ray8 Sept 2020
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical127 Sept 1947
- Physical12Blu-ray15 Sept 2014
CanadaCA
- Theatrical (limited)14A16 Jul 1947
FranceFR
- PhysicalTPDVD6 Dec 2005
GermanyDE
- Physical16DVD13 Feb 2013
MexicoMX
- TheatricalB-1516 Jul 1947
NetherlandsNL
- Physical12DVD13 Jul 2009
- Physical12Blu-ray15 Sept 2014
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Brute Force was released on 16 July 1947.
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1- J9/10
John Chard
5/30/2015
Prison Noir! This is Westgate Penitentiary, the Warden is a weak man, the prison is practically run by the cruel and highly ambitious Captain Munsey. But the prisoners are no walk overs, they deal their own justice to those that don't tow the line, tired and fed up of mistreatment, and fuelled by the Munsey influenced suicide of a popular inmate, the prisoners, led by big Joe Collins, plot a break out, the fear of…
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