Brute Force

Plot

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 Mu... read more

  • Jules Dassin

    Director

  • Richard Brooks

    Screenplay

  • Robert Patterson

    Story

  • William H. Daniels

    Director of Photography

  • Edward Curtiss

    Editor

  • Burt Lancaster

    Joe Collins

  • Hume Cronyn

    Capt. Munsey

  • Charles Bickford

    Gallagher

  • Yvonne De Carlo

    Gina Ferrara

  • Ann Blyth

    Ruth

  • Ella Raines

    Cora Lister

  • Anita Colby

    Flossie

  • Sam Levene

    Louie Miller #7033

  • Jeff Corey

    'Freshman' Stack

  • John Hoyt

    Spencer

  • Jack Overman

    Kid Coy

  • Roman Bohnen

    Warden A.J. Barnes

  • Sir Lancelot

    Calypso

  • Vince Barnett

    Muggsy

  • Jay C. Flippen

    Hodges (guard)

  • Richard Gaines

    McCollum

  • Frank Puglia

    Ferrara

  • James Bell

    Crenshaw

  • Howard Duff

    Robert 'Soldier' Becker

  • Art Smith

    Dr. Walters

  • Whit Bissell

    Tom Lister

  • James O'Rear

    Wilson

  • Paul Bryar

    Harry (uncredited)

  • Gino Corrado

    Italian Father Visiting Prison (uncredited)

  • Al Ferguson

    Guard (uncredited)

  • Jack Gordon

    Convict (uncredited)

  • John Harmon

    Roberts (uncredited)

  • Herbert Heywood

    Chef (uncredited)

  • Tom Steele

    Tom - Tower Guard (uncredited)

  • Ray Teal

    Jackson - Guard (uncredited)

  • Dale Van Sickel

    Guard in Machine Shop (uncredited)

  • Rudy Germane

    Convict (uncredited)

  • Runtime

    98 minutes

    Released

    1947-07-16

    Languages

    English

    Countries

    United States of America

    Studios

    Mark Hellinger Productions

    Universal Pictures

    Sound

  • Miklós Rózsa

    Original Music Composer

  • Updated

    29 days ago

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