Penitentiary (1979)

12/01/1979 (US) • 1h 39m

Action, Drama, Crime

There's only one way out, and 100 fools stand in the way!

Overview

A hitchhiker named Martel Gordone gets in a fight with two bikers over a prostitute, and one of the bikers is killed. Gordone is arrested and sent to prison, where he joins the prison's boxing team in an effort to secure an early parole and to establish his dominance over the prison's toughest gang.

Top Billed Cast

Leon Isaac Kennedy

Martel 'Too Sweet' Gordone

Thommy Pollard

Eugene T. Lawson

Hazel Spears

Linda (as Hazel Spear)

Donovan Womack

Jesse Amos

Floyd 'Wildcat' Chatman

Hezzikia 'Seldom Seen' Jackson (as Floyd Chatman)

Chuck Mitchell

Lieutenant Arnsworth

Badja Djola

'Half Dead' Johnson


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Part of the Penitentiary Collection

Includes Penitentiary, Penitentiary II, Penitentiary III

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

prison

boxing

l.a. rebellion

gay theme

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