Basic Info
Release: September 20, 1964
Runtime: 68 min
Rating: ⭐ 6.6/10 (10 votes)
Status: Released
The Brig
1964
68 min
⭐ 6.6/10
10 votes
Overview
Jonas Mekas’s film captures The Living Theatre’s stage production of The Brig, an unflinching portrait of life inside a U.S. Marine Corps jail in Japan in 1957. Over the course of a single day, prisoners endure relentless drills, abuse, and dehumanization, exposing the brutality of military discipline with stark immediacy.
Genres
War
Drama
Production Countries
- United States of America
Spoken Languages
- English en
Flatrate
DocAlliance Films
Rent
DocAlliance Films
Cast
Warren Finnerty
Lintz
Henry Howard
Cpt. Grace
Tom Lilard
Warden
James Tiroff
Prisoner No.1
Steven Ben Israel
Prisoner No.2
Rufus Collins
Prisoner No.3
Gene Lipton
Prisoner No.4
Michael Elias
Prisoner No.5
William Shari
Prisoner No.6
Viktor Allen
Prisoner No.7
George Bartenieff
Prisoner No.8
Gene Gordon
Prisoner No.9
Crew
Jonas Mekas
Director
Kenneth H. Brown
Writer
David C. Stone
Producer
Jonas Mekas
Cinematography
Backdrops
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