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Penitentiary (1979)

R · 1979-12-01 · 1h 39m · EN
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There's only one way out, and 100 fools stand in the way!

A hitchhiker named Martel Gordone gets in a fight with two bikers over a prostitute, and one of the bikers is killed. Gordone is arrested and sent to prison, where he joins the prison's boxing team in an effort to secure an early parole and to establish his dominance over the prison's toughest gang.

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Jamaa FanakaDirector, Writer

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Wilbur 'Hi-Fi' WhiteWilbur 'Hi-Fi' WhiteSweet PeaLeon Isaac KennedyLeon Isaac KennedyMartel 'Too Sweet' GordoneThommy Pollard Thommy Pollard Eugene T. LawsonHazel Spears Hazel Spears Linda (as Hazel Spear)Donovan Womack Donovan Womack Jesse AmosFloyd 'Wildcat' Chatman Floyd 'Wildcat' Chatman Hezzikia 'Seldom Seen' Jackson (as Floyd Chatman)Gloria DelaneyGloria DelaneyPeachesBadja DjolaBadja Djola'Half Dead' JohnsonCepheus Jaxon Cepheus Jaxon PoindexterDwaine Fobbs Dwaine Fobbs Lying Latney WinbornErnest Wilson Ernest Wilson CheeseWill Richardson Will Richardson Magilla Gorilla

Keywords

PrisonBoxingL.a. rebellion

Movie DNA

Genre affinityAction · Drama · CrimeTheme affinityPrison · Boxing · L A RebellionDialogue densityDramaPacingActionDirector preference338098Actor preference186500 · 214582 · 723340

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What is Penitentiary about?

A hitchhiker named Martel Gordone gets in a fight with two bikers over a prostitute, and one of the bikers is killed. Gordone is arrested and sent to prison, where he joins the prison's boxing team in an effort to secure an early parole and to establish his dominance over the prison's toughest gang.

How long is Penitentiary?

Penitentiary has a runtime of 99 minutes.

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