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The Brig

The Brig

★ 6.8/10•1964•1h 8m•War•Drama

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.

Jonas Mekas · Director

Kenneth H. Brown · Writer

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 8m
LanguageEN
Release DateSep 20, 1964

Actors

Warren Finnerty

Warren Finnerty

Lintz

Henry Howard

Cpt. Grace

Tom Lilard

Warden

James Tiroff

Prisoner No.1

Steven Ben Israel

Prisoner No.2

Rufus Collins

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

George Bartenieff

Prisoner No.8

Gene Gordon

Prisoner No.9

Mark Duffy

Prisoner No.10

Henry Proach

New Prisoner

Carl Einhorn

Prisoner Chaser

Luke Theodore

Prisoner Chaser

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