Brubaker Movie (1980)
The new warden of a small prison farm in Arkansas tries to clean it up of corruption after initially posing as an inmate.
When the new warden comes in disguised as an inmate, he sees firsthand all the corruption and scams the guards and prison officials are running. When he reveals himself and starts to implement reforms to stop the corruption, the local business community, who had been benefiting from the scams, fights back, and the corrupt prison system starts making political trouble for the new warden.
When the new warden comes in disguised as an inmate, he sees firsthand all the corruption and scams the guards and prison officials are running. When he reveals himself and starts to implement reforms to stop the corruption, the local business community, who had been benefiting from the scams, fights back, and the corrupt prison system starts making political trouble for the new warden.
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I love this film. I love prison films but this is the best of the best. And of course Robert Redford at his best.
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When the new warden comes in disguised as an inmate, he sees firsthand all the corruption and scams the guards and prison officials are running. When he reveals himself and starts to implement reforms to stop the corruption, the local business community, who had been benefiting from the scams, fights back, and the corrupt prison system starts making political trouble for the new warden.Details
- Rated: R
- Runtime: 2:11 hours
- Genre: Crime, Drama
- Director: Stuart Rosenberg
- Writer: W.D. Richter (screenplay), W.D. Richter (story), Arthur A. Ross (story), Thomas O. Murton (suggested by), Joe Hyams (suggested by)
- Actors: Robert Redford, Yaphet Kotto, Jane Alexander, Murray Hamilton
- Language: English
- Country: USA
- Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 1 win
- Production Company: 20th Century Fox Film Corporation
- ASIN: B00008MTVY
- Year Released: 1980
- Release Date: Jun 19, 1980
- DVD Date: May 19, 2003
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