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Brute Force(Movie, 1947)

1h 38min | Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Brute ForceRating: 3.7/5 (with 7373 votes)
Brute Force (aka Zelle R 17) is a 1947 American crime film noir directed by Jules Dassin, from a screenplay by Richard Brooks with cinematography by William H. Daniels. It stars Burt Lancaster, Hume Cronyn, Charles Bickford and Yvonne De Carlo. This was among several noir films made by Dassin during the postwar period. The others were Thieves' Highway, Night and the City and The Naked City. ()
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Duration: 1h 38min
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About Brute Force

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?

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Production country: United States of America (USA)
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 17 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Danish (DA), German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Swedish (SV), Turkish (TR), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date US: 07/10/1947
Director: Jules Dassin
Producer: Mark Hellinger
Screenwriter: Richard Brooks
Film Editor: Edward Curtiss
Director of Photography: William H. Daniels
Composer: Miklós Rózsa
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Zelle R 17 Brute Force"
"Fuerza bruta"
"Forza Bruta"
Color: Black & White (B/W)

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