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Brute Force

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Original title

Brute Force

Year

1947

Running time

98 min.

Country

United States

Director

Jules Dassin

Screenwriter

Richard Brooks. Story: Robert Patterson

Cast

Music

Miklós Rózsa

Cinematography

William H. Daniels (B&W)

Producer

Universal International Pictures (UI)

Genre

Film noir. Drama | Prison Drama

Synopsis

At overcrowded Westgate Penitentiary, where violence and fear are the norm and the warden has less power than guards and leading prisoners, the least contented prisoner is tough, single-minded Joe Collins. Most of all, Joe hates chief guard Captain Munsey, a petty dictator who glories in absolute power. After one infraction too many, Joe and his cell-mates are put on the dreaded drain pipe detail; prompting an escape scheme that has every chance of turning into a bloodbath.

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Rankings Position

#90 Best Film Noir Movies

Critics' reviews

"This is one of Dassin's best films."

Time Out
"The escape sequence has the spatial intricacy of the heist in Dassin's Rififi, but the tone is tougher, bleaker, and more suspenseful."

Dave Kehr: Chicago Reader
"First rate all the way."

TV Guide
"Bristling, biting dialog by Richard Brooks paints broad cameos as each character takes shape under existing prison life."

Variety Staff: Variety
"Jules Dassin's steel-springed direction keeps the whole thing approriately taut. 'Brute Force' is faithful to its title -- even to taking law and order into its own hands."

Bosley Crowther: The New York Times

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