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Punishment Park (1971)

One of the most controversial films ever made.

1 October 1971 · 1h 28mDramaThriller

★ 7.3 / 10 · 221 votes on TMDB

Directed by Peter Watkins

What it's about

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.

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Cast

  • Patrick Boland

    Tribunal Defendant

  • Carmen Argenziano

    Carmen Argenziano

    Jay Kaufman (Tribunal Defendant)

  • Kent Foreman

    Kent Foreman

    Lee Robert Brown (Tribunal Defendant)

  • Luke Johnson

    William Luke Valerio (Tribunal Defendant)

  • Katherine Quittner

    Nancy Jane Smith (Tribunal Defendant)

  • Scott Turner

    James Arthur Kohler (Tribunal Defendant)

  • Stan Armsted

    Charles Robbins (Tribunal Defendant)

  • Mary Ellen Kleinhall

    Allison Mitchner (Tribunal Defendant)

  • Mark Keats

    William C. Hoeger (Tribunal Chairman)

  • Gladys Golden

    Mary Jurgens (Tribunal Member)

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