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Punishment Park

1971 · Movie · R · 88 min

7.5(200)unSUB Rating

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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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Details
Years
1971
Release date
1971-10-01
Language
English
Rated
R
Runtime
88 min
Max quality
SD
TMDB rating (input)
7.3/10 (200 votes)
Budget
$95,000

Themes

  • police brutality
  • hippie
  • dystopia
  • soldier
  • struggle for survival
  • desert
  • fake documentary
  • military
  • found footage
  • mock trial
  • mccarthyism
  • hostile
  • +11 more

Cast & crew

  • PB

    Patrick Boland

    as Tribunal Defendant

  • Carmen Argenziano

    Carmen Argenziano

    as Jay Kaufman (Tribunal Defendant)

  • Kent Foreman

    Kent Foreman

    as Lee Robert Brown (Tribunal Defendant)

  • LJ

    Luke Johnson

    as William Luke Valerio (Tribunal Defendant)

  • KQ

    Katherine Quittner

    as Nancy Jane Smith (Tribunal Defendant)

  • ST

    Scott Turner

    as James Arthur Kohler (Tribunal Defendant)

  • SA

    Stan Armsted

    as Charles Robbins (Tribunal Defendant)

  • MK

    Mary Ellen Kleinhall

    as Allison Mitchner (Tribunal Defendant)

  • MK

    Mark Keats

    as William C. Hoeger (Tribunal Chairman)

  • GG

    Gladys Golden

    as Mary Jurgens (Tribunal Member)

Directed by Peter Watkins