Brubaker (1980)

125 min · Drama, Justice Drama, drama film, prison film

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Directors

Stuart Rosenberg

Cast

Robert Redford, Yaphet Kotto, Jane Alexander, Morgan Freeman, Murray Hamilton, David Keith, Matt Clark

The story

In 1969, Henry Brubaker arrives at Wakefield State Prison in Arkansas disguised as an inmate. He witnesses rampant abuse and corruption, including open and endemic sexual assault, torture, worm-ridden food, fraud, and rampant graft. During a dramatic standoff involving Walter, a deranged prisoner being held in solitary confinement, Brubaker reveals himself as the new prison warden, to the amazement of both prisoners and officials alike.

Catalogue themes and tags

1960s, Abuse of Power, Auflehnung, Electroshock, Farm, Gefängnis, Gewalt, Gut und Böse, Heiße Geschäfte, Imprisonment, Insurgence, Intrige, Jail Guard, Justiz, Komplott, Kriminalfälle, Liberation of Prisoners, One Man Army, Power, Power Struggle, Prison Warden, Psychological Abuse, Rape, Rape of a Male, Reform, Schlägerei, Sense of Justice, Shower Scene, Sträfling, Südstaaten, Undercover agent, Whip, Crime Fiction, Prison film, Docudrama, Drama, Prison, Political drama

Genres

Drama, Justice Drama, drama film, prison film

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