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Brute Force (1947)

★ 7.5Approved98 minDirector: Jules Dassin

1947 film by Jules Dassin

Brute Force (aka Zelle R 17) is a 1947 American noir crime tragedy film directed by Jules Dassin, from a screenplay by Richard Brooks with cinematography by William H. Daniels. It stars Burt Lancaster, Hume Cronyn, Charles Bickford and Yvonne De Carlo.

This was among several noir films made by Dassin during the postwar period. The others were Thieves' Highway, Night and the City and The Naked City.

Plot summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What is Brute Force about?
Brute Force (1947) — 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 gl
Is Brute Force based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is Brute Force scary?
Content rating: Approved. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.
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