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By K S (197) on 09 Jun 2008

Hume Cronyn as a ruthless prison guard…

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By Matthew H (1,857) on 06 Jun 2008

Ever since I saw Rififi I knew Jules Dassin was something special. It was a long time before I saw another Dassin film…

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By Matthew L (1,720) on 30 May 2008

A damn fine prison drama. You feel the pain of the boxed up human spirit…

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By Zayne R (57) on 21 May 2008

Lives up to its title. Charles Bickford stands out in a great cast that includes Hume Cronyn as the last word in sadistic prison guards…

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By Matthew M (2,213) on 06 Apr 2008

The ending is awesome and I like all the flashback stuff, but I could have used more Burt Lancaster and a little less of Hume…

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By Chase _ (115) on 24 Mar 2008

Tremendous!!! There is an abundance of prison films, but Dassin brings such a raw energy to this one…

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By Nathan H (860) on 25 Feb 2008

Innovative for it's time. The level of violence is ahead of the curb…

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By Pavandeep S (469) on 09 Feb 2008

An extremely brutal piece of prison film…

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By Vic F (8) on 14 Jan 2008

A gem in the noir genre, bruteforce showed that Jules Dassin had a sharp eye for good actors and an even sharper one for camera work…

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By Miles S (171) on 06 Jan 2008

This film has always been a personal favorite and is, in my eyes, one of the absolute best films of all time…

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By Ryan J (799) on 05 Jan 2008

I'm on a role with the movies I've been watching the last week or two. Suffice it to say, this is one of the great films of all time…

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By Johnny E (32) on 07 Nov 2007

Very good! Very sober (acting and directing wise). The only thing I didn't care much are the corny flashbacks. Beside that I have no complaints…

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By Alex B (1,607) on 25 Oct 2007

Compare it to the much later, less realistic, more escapist (pun intended) bourgeois fable The Shawshank Redemption…

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By Sean C (2,276) on 01 Oct 2007

Solid prison flick from Dassin, that features a remarkably tense climax…

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By Shane B (460) on 01 Sep 2007

Good movie. On a personal note, my grandfather acted in this movie. Anyone who saw Escape from Alcatraz should watch this movie…

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By Irvin C (321) on 01 Aug 2007

I think it was because I attempted this right after symbiopsychotaxiplasm and it was just a letdown. a good prision drama nonetheless…

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By Paul D (6,077) on 25 Jun 2007

Fascinating post-war melodrama that portrays the prison as a metaphor for capitalism, with the sadistic Capt…

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By Kim P (236) on 22 Jun 2007

A truly incredible film. Some of the best camera work I've ever seen. Also, Hume Cronyn puts in an amazing performance…

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By Private U (13,627) on 04 Jun 2007

Here's a nice prison film for you, with Burt Lancast as the tough con and Hume Cronyn as the tougher sadistic guard who watches over him, a…

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By Jonah B (37) on 29 May 2007

Nobody escapes. Nobody ever really escapes. Despite its title sounding like a Steven Segal flick, this film is fantastic…

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