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- 1947
- Approved
- Universal Pictures
- 1 h 38 m
- 1947
- Approved
- Universal Pictures
- 1 h 38 m
Summary At a tough penitentiary, prisoner Joe Collins plans to rebel against Captain Munsey, the power-mad chief guard.
Directed By: Jules Dassin
Written By: Richard Brooks, Robert Patterson
- 1947
- Approved
- Universal Pictures
- 1 h 38 m
- 1947
- Approved
- Universal Pictures
- 1 h 38 m
Brute Force
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4.5
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Summary At a tough penitentiary, prisoner Joe Collins plans to rebel against Captain Munsey, the power-mad chief guard.
Directed By: Jules Dassin
Written By: Richard Brooks, Robert Patterson
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Based on 14 Critic Reviews
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 14 Critic Reviews
80
100% Positive
14 Reviews
14 Reviews
0% Mixed
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Rozsa's pounding score and a savage climax make Brute Force first rate all the way.
Burt Lancaster's second movie also gave Hume Cronyn his most memorable screen role. [31 Jan 1996, p.5D]
As it successfully delves into the baser instincts of men from all sides, imprisoned either by their thirst for power or their unwillingness to give up, few films can compare.
Despite a loss of temperature through the flashbacks which let in some female interest, this is one of Dassin's best films
Jules Dassin's steel-springed direction keeps the whole thing approriately taut.
A gritty, powerfully acted drama set in an overcrowded maximum-security prison. [04 Feb 1999, p.F48]
A closeup on prison life and prison methods, Brute Force is a showmanly mixture of gangster melodramatics, sociological exposition, and sex [from a story by Robert Patterson].
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