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Scared Straight!

Scared Straight!

★ 7.5/10•1978•52m•Documentary
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It took going behind bars to keep them out.

The filmed depiction of a program where convicts tell troubled kids about the horrors of prison life. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2007.

Arnold Shapiro · Writer

Arnold Shapiro · Director

StatusReleased
Runtime52m
LanguageEN
Release DateNov 2, 1978

Actors

Peter Falk

Peter Falk

Narration (voice)

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