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Power Packed Picture! - Brute Force
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Title: Brute Force

Release Date: 16 Jul 1947

Runtime: 1h 38m

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller

Director: Mark Hellinger Productions, Universal Pictures

Production Companies: Mark Hellinger Productions, Universal Pictures

Overview: 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 Munsey's chains?

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Ratings

Average Vote: 7.287 (188 votes)

Cast

  • Joe Collins: Burt Lancaster
  • Capt. Munsey: Hume Cronyn
  • Gallagher: Charles Bickford
  • Gina Ferrara: Yvonne De Carlo
  • Ruth: Ann Blyth
  • Cora Lister: Ella Raines
  • Flossie: Anita Colby
  • Louie Miller #7033: Sam Levene
  • 'Freshman' Stack: Jeff Corey
  • Spencer: John Hoyt
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