Brute Force (1947)

1947 · Feature film · 98 min · dir. Jules Dassin

Power Packed Picture!

• Crime
• Drama
• Thriller

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Synopsis

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

Director

Jules Dassin

Writer

Richard Brooks

Composer

Miklós Rózsa

Cinematography

William H. Daniels

Studio

Mark Hellinger Productions, Universal Pictures

Released

1947-07-16

Running time

98 minutes

Cast & crew

• Jules Dassin Director
• Burt Lancaster
• Hume Cronyn
• Charles Bickford
• Yvonne De Carlo
• Ann Blyth
• Ella Raines
• Anita Colby
• Sam Levene

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