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Brute Force
Power Packed Picture!
Power Packed Picture!
Crime, Drama, Thriller - 1947
Brute Force
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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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Details

Runtime:
98 min
Release date:
16 Jul 1947
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
4 wins total

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
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,
8 Apr 2008
fresh:
Bristling, biting dialog by Richard Brooks paints broad cameos as each character takes shape under existing prison life.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
8 Apr 2008
fresh:
This is one of Dassin's best films.
– Tom Milne,
Time Out,
24 Jun 2006
fresh:
Producer Joan Harrison, who seems to have profited from a long association with Alfred Hitchcock, and Director Irving Pichel have created mounting suspense which comes to a distinctly surprising and explosive climax as the jury brings its verdict.
– Bosley Crowther,
New York Times,
25 Mar 2006
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