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Punishment Park

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Punishment Park

One of the most controversial films ever made.

7.3

1h 28m

1971

“One of the most controversial films ever made.”

Synopsis

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.

Director

Peter Watkins

Trailer

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Cast & Crew

Patrick Boland

as Tribunal Defendant

Carmen Argenziano

Carmen Argenziano

as Jay Kaufman (Tribunal Defendant)

Kent Foreman

Kent Foreman

as Lee Robert Brown (Tribunal Defendant)

Luke Johnson

as William Luke Valerio (Tribunal Defendant)

Katherine Quittner

as Nancy Jane Smith (Tribunal Defendant)

Scott Turner

as James Arthur Kohler (Tribunal Defendant)

Stan Armsted

as Charles Robbins (Tribunal Defendant)

Mary Ellen Kleinhall

as Allison Mitchner (Tribunal Defendant)

Mark Keats

as William C. Hoeger (Tribunal Chairman)

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