As hard-hitting as its title, Brute Force was the first of Jules Dassin´s forays into the crime genre, a prison melodrama that also takes a critical look at American society.
Burt Lancaster is the timeworn Joe Collins, who, along with his fellow inmates, lives under the heavy thumb of the sadistic, power-tripping guard Captain Munsey (a riveting Hume Cronyn). Only Collins´s dreams of escape keep him going, but how can he possibly bust out of Munsey´s chains? Matter-of-fact and ferocious, Brute Force builds to an explosive climax that shows the lengths men will go to when fighting for their freedom.
| Extra: |
| Audio commentary by film noir specialists Alain Sliver and James Ursini |
| A new interview with Paul Mason, editor of Captured By The Media: Prison Discourse In Popular Culture |
| Theatrical trailer |
| Plus: A new essay by film critic Michael Atkinson, a 1947 profile of producer Mark Hellinger, and rare correspondence between Hellinger and Production Code administrator Joseph Breen over the film´s content. |
Upplagd i sortimentet: 19 Maj, 2007
