Brute Force

Directed by Jules Dassin
Passed
1947    1h 38mCrime, Drama,
7.595%87%7.3
Timeworn Joe Collins and his fellow inmates live under the heavy thumb of the sadistic, power-tripping guard Captain Munsey. Only Collins' dreams of escape keep him going, but how can he possibly bust out of Munsey's chains?
  • Burt LancasterJoe Collins
  • Hume CronynCapt. Munsey
  • Charles BickfordGallagher
  • Yvonne De CarloGina Ferrara
  • Ann BlythRuth
  • Ella RainesCora Lister
  • Anita ColbyFlossie
  • Sam LeveneLouie Miller #7033
  • Jeff Corey'Freshman' Stack
  • John HoytSpencer
  • Jack OvermanKid Coy
  • Roman BohnenWarden A.J. Barnes
  • Sir LancelotCalypso
  • Vince BarnettMuggsy
  • Jay C. FlippenHodges (guard)
  • Richard GainesMcCollum
  • Frank PugliaFerrara
  • James BellCrenshaw
  • Howard DuffRobert 'Soldier' Becker
  • Art SmithDr. Walters

Brute Force Ratings & Reviews

  • Mister ArnMay 15, 2025
    No good guys in this prison break film with the best performance delivered by Hume Cronyn as Captain Munsey.

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Brute Force Trivia

Brute Force was released on July 16, 1947.

Brute Force was directed by Jules Dassin.

Brute Force has a runtime of 1 hr 38 min.

Brute Force was produced by Mark Hellinger.

The key characters in Brute Force are Joe Collins (Burt Lancaster), Capt. Munsey (Hume Cronyn), Gallagher (Charles Bickford).

Brute Force is rated Passed.

Brute Force is a Crime, Drama, Thriller film.

Brute Force has an audience rating of 8.7 out of 10.

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