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- Jules Dassin
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- Richard Brooks
- Robert Patterson
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- Mark Hellinger Productions
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At overcrowded Westgate Penitentiary, where violence and fear are the norm and the warden has less power than guards and leading prisoners, the least contented prisoner is tough, single-minded Joe Collins. Most of all, Joe hates chief guard Captain Munsey, a petty dictator who glories in absolute power. After one infraction too many, Joe and his cell-mates are put on the dreaded drain pipe detail; prompting an escape scheme that has every chance of turning into a bloodbath. —Rod Crawford prisonerwardenprisonsocial commentaryprison riot58 morePlot summaryAdd synopsisTaglinesMark Hellinger's POWER PACKED PICTURE! (re-release print ad - mostly caps)GenresCrimeDramaFilm-NoirThrillerCertificatePassedParents guideAdd content advisory
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