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Punishment Park

7.3 88 mins Drama   Thriller   1971
Churchill Films   Françoise Films   Chartwell  
Director(s): Peter Watkins

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.

Casts of Punishment Park

Carmen Argenziano

as Jay Kaufman, Tribunal Defendant

Kent Foreman

as Lee Robert Brown, Tribunal Defendant

Luke Johnson

as William Luke Valerio, Tribunal Defendant

Katherine Quittner

as Nancy Jane Smith, Tribunal Defendant

Scott Turner

as James Arthur Kohler, Tribunal Defendant

Mary Ellen Kleinhall

as Allison Mitchner, Tribunal Defendant

Stan Armsted

as Charles Robbins, Tribunal Defendant

Patrick Boland

as First Tribunal Defendant

Jim Bohan

as Officer Edwards

Van Daniels

as County Sherriff

Mark Keats

as William C. Hoeger, Tribunal Chairman

Sanford Golden

as Senator Harris

Gladys Golden

as Mary Jurgens

George Gregory

as Mr. Keagan

Sigmund Rich

as Prof. Hazlett

Peter Watkins

as Documentarist (uncredited)

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