Film
Penitentiary
1979· R· 1h 39m· Action· Crime· Drama
“There's only one way out, and 100 fools stand in the way!”
A hitchhiker named Martel Gordone gets in a fight with two bikers over a prostitute, and one of the bikers is killed. Gordone is arrested and sent to prison, where he joins the prison's boxing team in an effort to secure an early parole and to establish his dominance over the prison's toughest gang.
1979-12-01
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Key Crew
DirectorJamaa Fanaka
WriterJamaa Fanaka
ProducerJamaa Fanaka
Director of PhotographyMarty Ollstein
Original Music ComposerWilliam Anderson
EditorBetsy Blankett Milicevic
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Details
Released1979-12-01
Runtime1h 39m · R
StatusReleased
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesUnited States of America
Rating5.3/10 · 28 votes
Original languageen
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