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Penitentiary

Directed by Jamaa Fanaka
R
1979    1h 39mAction, Drama,
5.737%5.1
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A hitchhiker named Martel Gordone gets in a fight with two bikers over a prostitute, and one of the bikers is killed. Gordone is arrested and sent to prison, where he joins the prison's boxing team in an effort to secure an early parole and to establish his dominance over the prison's toughest gang.

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Cast of Penitentiary

  • Leon Isaac KennedyMartel 'Too Sweet' Gordone
  • Thomas M. PollardEugene T. Lawson
  • Hazel Spears Linda (as Hazel Spear)
  • Donovan Womack Jesse Amos
  • Floyd 'Wildcat' Chatman Hezzikia 'Seldom Seen' Jackson (as Floyd Chatman)
  • Chuck MitchellLieutenant Arnsworth
  • Gloria DelaneyPeaches
  • Wilbur 'Hi-Fi' WhiteSweet Pea
  • Badja Djola'Half Dead' Johnson
  • Cepheus Jaxon Poindexter
  • Dwaine Fobbs Lying Latney Winborn
  • Ernest Wilson Cheese
  • Will Richardson Magilla Gorilla
  • Elijah Mitchell Nut #1
  • Tony Andrea Mook
  • Jamaa FanakaDirector / Writer / Producer
  • Marty OllsteinDirector Of Photography
  • Betsy Blankett MilicevicEditor

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Penitentiary Trivia

Penitentiary was released on December 1, 1979.

Penitentiary was directed by Jamaa Fanaka.

Penitentiary has a runtime of 1 hr 39 min.

Penitentiary was produced by Jamaa Fanaka.

The key characters in Penitentiary are Martel 'Too Sweet' Gordone (Leon Isaac Kennedy), Eugene T. Lawson (Thomas M. Pollard), Linda (as Hazel Spear) (Hazel Spears ).

Penitentiary is rated R.

Penitentiary is an Action, Drama, Crime film.

Penitentiary has an audience rating of 3.7 out of 10.

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