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Punishment Park

One of the most controversial films ever made.

1971★ 7.3 · 2041h 28mDramaThriller

Overview

In this fictional documentary, U.S. prisons are at capacity, and President Nixon declares a state of emergency. All new prisoners, most of whom are connected to the antiwar movement, are now given the choice of jail time or spending three days in Punishment Park, where they will be hunted for sport by federal authorities. The prisoners invariably choose the latter option, but learn that, between the desert heat and the brutal police officers, their chances of survival are slim.

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Cast

Carmen Argenziano
as Jay Kaufman (Tribunal Defendant)

Peter Watkins
as Documentarist (uncredited)

Bob Franklin
as City Police

Bruce McGuire
as City Police

Harold Schneider
as Defendant in the Desert (Pacifist)

Gary Johnson
as Defendant in the Desert (Pacifist)

Mary Ellen Kleinhall
as Allison Mitchner (Tribunal Defendant)

Jack London
as Defendant in the Desert (Militant)

Katherine Quittner
as Nancy Jane Smith (Tribunal Defendant)

Scott Turner
as James Arthur Kohler (Tribunal Defendant)

Harold Beaulieu
as Defendant in the Desert (Militant)

Kent Foreman
as Lee Robert Brown (Tribunal Defendant)

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Release date: 1971-10-01

Budget: $95,000

Runtime: 1h 28m

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DramaThriller

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