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
Brute Force
Power Packed Picture!
1947 · 1h 38m · NOT RATED
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Directed by
Jules Dassin
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Brute Force
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?
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
91%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Bristling, biting dialog by Richard Brooks paints broad cameos as each character takes shape under existing prison life.
Variety Staff, Variety
Fresh
This is one of Dassin's best films.
Tom Milne, Time Out
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
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