SummaryAt a tough penitentiary, prisoner Joe Collins plans to rebel against Captain Munsey, the power-mad chief guard.
Directed By:Jules Dassin
Written By:Richard Brooks, Robert Patterson
Brute Force
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Rozsa's pounding score and a savage climax make Brute Force first rate all the way.
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Burt Lancaster's second movie also gave Hume Cronyn his most memorable screen role. [31 Jan 1996, p.5D]
83
As it successfully delves into the baser instincts of men from all sides, imprisoned either by their thirst for power or their unwillingness to give up, few films can compare.
80
Despite a loss of temperature through the flashbacks which let in some female interest, this is one of Dassin's best films
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Jules Dassin's steel-springed direction keeps the whole thing approriately taut.
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A gritty, powerfully acted drama set in an overcrowded maximum-security prison. [04 Feb 1999, p.F48]
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A closeup on prison life and prison methods, Brute Force is a showmanly mixture of gangster melodramatics, sociological exposition, and sex [from a story by Robert Patterson].
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