Caged
1950 · Movie · 96 min · ★ 7.1 · 78% critics
A young woman is convicted and sent to a women’s prison after a serious mistake connected to a robbery. Inside, she faces a harsh regime and must endure escalating terrors and torments while trying to survive the brutal routines of confinement.
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Details
- Years
- 1950
- Release date
- 1950-05-19
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Critic score
- 78/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.1/10 (88 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy Caged if you want a hard, realistic women-in-prison drama with intense tension and strong performances, but Not for you if you prefer lighter, reform-free stories like Tea and Sympathy or Cool Hand Luke.
Pros: powerful prison drama; strong lead performance; bleak realism | Cons: grim and depressing; intense subject matter; occasionally uneven engagement
Themes
- prison
- pregnancy
- women's prison
- prison warden
- prison guard
- film noir
- prison riot
- shaved head
- christmas
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actress · 1951 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Story · 1951 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Actress · 1951 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Original Screenplay · 1951 · nominated
Cast & crew
Eleanor Parker
as Marie Allen
Agnes Moorehead
as Ruth Benton
Ellen Corby
as Emma Barber
Hope Emerson
as Evelyn Harper
Betty Garde
as Kitty Stark
Jan Sterling
as Gita "Smoochie" Kovsky
Lee Patrick
as Elvira Powell
Olive Deering
as June Roberts
Jane Darwell
as Isolation Matron
Gertrude Michael
as Georgia Harrison
Directed by John Cromwell