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Brute Force

At a tough penitentiary, prisoner Joe Collins plans to rebel against Captain Munsey, the power-mad chief guard.

Director

Jules Dassin

Year

Genre

crime, drama, film-noir

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Production

Mark Hellinger Productions,Universal Pictures

Awards

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Joe Collins

Capt. Munsey

Gallagher

Charles Bickford

Gina Ferrara

Yvonne De Carlo

Ruth

Cora Lister

Flossie

Louie Miller

'Freshman' Stack

Spencer

Kid Coy

Warden A.J. Barnes

'Calypso' James

Muggsy - Convict in Kitchen

Hodges - Guard

McCallum

Signore Ferrara

Crenshaw - Convict in Print Shop

Robert 'Soldier' Becker

Dr. Walters

Tom Lister

Convict

Jack

Convict Foreman

Convict

Convict in Yard

Chet Brandenburg

Convict

Harry

Joe's Lawyer

Howland Chamberlain

Chappie - Guard in Auto Shop

Bradley - Tower Guard

Italian Father Visiting Prison

Convict

Convict

Convict

Sadie - Ruth's Nurse

Virginia Farmer

Guard

Chaplain

Convict

Convict

Guard

Roberts

Chef

Herbert Heywood

Convict in Chow Line

Shorty

Convict

Guard

Walter Lawrence

Hearse Driver

Sergeant

Convict in Chow Line

Convict in Yard

Cell Check Guard

Kenneth MacDonald

Young Convict

Convict

Convict

Pat Regan

Francis McDonald

Max

Convict in Chow Line

Andy - Convict in Auto Shop

Convict

Guard

Howard M. Mitchell

Convict

Joseph C. Narcisse

Convict

William H. O'Brien

Guard

Wilson

Young Girl Visiting Prison

Blanche Obronska

Bronski

Kenneth Patterson

Convict

Convict

Convict in Yard

Strella

Convict Son

Guard

Robert Robinson

Peary

Hoffman

Guard

Guard

Miss Lawrence - Warden's Secretary

Convict

Convict

Tom - Tower Guard

Tompkins

Jackson - Guard

Prison Visitor

Guard in Machine Shop

Dale Van Sickel

Guard

Convict

Armed Guard in Drainpipe

Tyrone

Guard in Machine Shop

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Dr. Walters Spencer Miss Lawrence - Warden's Secretary Gallagher Warden A.j. Barnes Mccallum Captain Munsey Joe Collins Robert 'soldier' Becker Ruth Calypso Cora Lister Tom Lister 'freshman' Stack Muggsy Louie Miller Chaplain Gina Ferrara

I don't get it. - Brute Force

I don't get it.

Dr Walters - Brute Force

Me ol' friend Joe
was in the hole - Brute Force

Me ol' friend Joe was in the hole

- Good to see you, Joe.
- I'm glad you're back. - Brute Force

- Good to see you, Joe. - I'm glad you're back.

About the stool pigeon - Brute Force

About the stool pigeon

- Joe.
- Doc. - Brute Force

Joe. After solitary,
even this will taste good. - Brute Force

Joe. After solitary, even this will taste good.

Roberts, I need a little help. - Brute Force

Roberts, I need a little help.

- Gallagher, I gotta talk to you.
- What's he want, Louie? - Brute Force

- Gallagher, I gotta talk to you. - What's he want, Lou...

Hello, Roberts.
How's that cold coming along? - Brute Force

Hello, Roberts. How's that cold coming along?

Shopping or buying - Brute Force

Shopping or buying

Oh good morning Gallagher Morning Captain - Brute Force

Oh good morning Gallagher Morning Captain

- Oh, excuse me, sir.
- What's the matter with you? - Brute Force

- Oh, excuse me, sir. - What's the matter with you?

Ah, the warden's breakfast
ready and made - Brute Force

Ah, the warden's breakfast ready and made

Sounds like a very important meeting you're going to this morning - Brute Force

Sounds like a very important meeting you're going to...

Sounds like a very important meeting
you're going to this morning, Doc. - Brute Force

Sounds like a very important meeting you're going to th...

But it's not as easy as all that - Brute Force

But it's not as easy as all that

I'm not trying to interfere. - Brute Force

I'm not trying to interfere.

Did I ever tell you about
that last limousine of mine? - Brute Force

Did I ever tell you about that last limousine of mine?

- Where are you goin'?
- Just to get a drink, Wilson. - Brute Force

- Where are you goin'? - Just to get a drink, Wilson.

He made me do it!
He made me do it! - Brute Force

He made me do it! He made me do it!

This is one rap they can't hang on you - Brute Force

This is one rap they can't hang on you

- Hey, Louie.
- Yeah? - Brute Force

- Hey, Louie. - Yeah?

It'll only make things tougher for everybody else - Brute Force

It'll only make things tougher for everybody else

I know this drum's full of crackpots - Brute Force

I know this drum's full of crackpots

My girl was there Henrietta - Brute Force

My girl was there Henrietta

Your old friend Joe was in the hole - Brute Force

Your old friend Joe was in the hole

Driving along with such a dream doll beside me - Brute Force

Driving along with such a dream doll beside me

She wanted all the money I'd won - Brute Force

She wanted all the money I'd won

I wonder who Flossie's fleecing now - Brute Force

I wonder who Flossie's fleecing now

Regan. - Brute Force

Where have you been? - Brute Force

Where have you been?

Go ahead. - Brute Force

633? - Brute Force

All right. Go ahead. - Brute Force

All right. Go ahead.

633? - Brute Force

It's the most beautiful thing in the whole world - Brute Force

It's the most beautiful thing in the whole world

There's a meeting this morning - Brute Force

There's a meeting this morning

I don't believe in coincidence - Brute Force

I don't believe in coincidence

They couldn't cover both sides, huh? - Brute Force

They couldn't cover both sides, huh?

I was just thinking - Brute Force

I was just thinking

Good morning, Louie. - Brute Force

Good morning, Louie.

Those gates only open three times - Brute Force

Those gates only open three times

Now you know what happened to Rin Tin Tin - Brute Force

Now you know what happened to Rin Tin Tin

The way I got it figured out - Brute Force

The way I got it figured out

I was once married to a dame like that - Brute Force

I was once married to a dame like that

- Don't mind us, Father. We're just
looking around. - Shopping or buying? - Brute Force

- Don't mind us, Father. We're just looking around...

Becker, leave him alone.
Get back to work. - Brute Force

Becker, leave him alone. Get back to work.

No guarantees go with this break - Brute Force

No guarantees go with this break

But you know how the breaks go - Brute Force

But you know how the breaks go

Bringing us food this way is against the law - Brute Force

Bringing us food this way is against the law

Hey. - Brute Force

What's the answer to it - Brute Force

What's the answer to it

You don't believe I meant what I said about resigning - Brute Force

You don't believe I meant what I said about resigning

That's why you'd never resign from this prison - Brute Force

That's why you'd never resign from this prison

That's it Munsey - Brute Force

That's it Munsey

Not imagination - Brute Force

Not imagination

Couple of hundred yards ahead
there's a side road. Turn right. - Brute Force

Couple of hundred yards ahead there's a side road. Turn...

I'll only be a few minutes. - Brute Force

I'll only be a few minutes.

If I weren't so sick - Brute Force

If I weren't so sick

Spencer... Becker... Stack... - Brute Force

Spencer... Becker... Stack...

- Morning, fellas.
- Hi, Louie. - Brute Force

- Morning, fellas. - Hi, Louie.

- Spencer.
- Here. - Brute Force

- Spencer. - Here.

What about it, Andy?
Got anything to say to the press? - Brute Force

What about it, Andy? Got anything to say to the press?

Eight firebombs filled with juice.
The best. - Brute Force

Eight firebombs filled with juice. The best.

- Is this all right, Gallagher?
- Yeah, fine. - Brute Force

- Is this all right, Gallagher? - Yeah, fine.

Now, we'll begin again.
Who was it Gallagher sent you to see? - Brute Force

Now, we'll begin again. Who was it Gallagher sent you t...

Gallagher sent you to the drainpipe
to see somebody. - Brute Force

Gallagher sent you to the drainpipe to see somebody.

You have been lying to me, haven't you? - Brute Force

You have been lying to me, haven't you?

All right, Doc. - Brute Force

All right, Doc.

We got about 10 minutes.
There's five of us. We'll have to go one at a time. - Brute Force

We got about 10 minutes. There's five of us. We'll...

Louie got hurt. - Brute Force

Louie got hurt.

Take your pick for the break.
What position? - Brute Force

Take your pick for the break. What position?

Clay pigeons would have
a better chance. - Brute Force

Clay pigeons would have a better chance.

Not in this jungle - Brute Force

Not in this jungle

Now, is there anything else
you want done, sir? - Brute Force

Now, is there anything else you want done, sir?

Bradley, join the guard
along that section of the wall. - Brute Force

Bradley, join the guard along that section of the wall.

- Load's ready. - Brute Force

- Load's ready.

- This is my whole life.
- Sign it. - Brute Force

- This is my whole life. - Sign it.

Get on that loudspeaker.
Tell them you've resigned. - Brute Force

Get on that loudspeaker. Tell them you've resigned.

- Move!
- Joey, wait! - Brute Force

- Move! - Joey, wait!

What's the plan now? - Brute Force

What's the plan now?

- Jackson. - Brute Force

Nobody ever really escapes - Brute Force

Nobody ever really escapes

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At a tough penitentiary, prisoner Joe Collins plans to rebel against Captain Munsey, the power-mad chief guard.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Jules Dassin

Writer: Richard Brooks, Robert Patterson

Production: Mark Hellinger Productions,Universal Pictures

Genre: crime, drama, film-noir

Year: 1947

MetaScore: 80/100

ImdbRating: 7.6

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 01 Aug 1947

Awards: N/A

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