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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

Patrick Boland

as Tribunal Defendant

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)

Stan Armsted

as Charles Robbins (Tribunal Defendant)

Mary Ellen Kleinhall

as Allison Mitchner (Tribunal Defendant)

Mark Keats

as William C. Hoeger (Tribunal Chairman)

Gladys Golden

as Mary Jurgens (Tribunal Member)

Sanford Golden

as Senator Harris (Tribunal Member)

George Gregory

as Mr. Keagan (Tribunal Member)

Norman Sinclair

as Tribunal Member

Sigmund Rich

as Prof. Hazlett

Paul Rosenstein

as Tribunal Member

Lee Marks

as Federal Agent

Sandy Cox

as Stenographer

Frederic Franklyn

as Defense Attorney

Ross Briegleb

as Tribunal Doctor

Joe Hudgins

as Chief Tribunal Marshall

Rodger Greene

as Tribunal Marshall

Tom Kemp

as Tribunal Marshall

Harry McKasson

as Tribunal Marshall

Harold Beaulieu

as Defendant in the Desert (Militant)

Cynthia Jenkins

as Defendant in the Desert (Militant)

Jack London

as Defendant in the Desert (Militant)

Rob Lewine

as Defendant in the Desert (Militant)

Viola Gonzalez

as Defendant in the Desert (Semi-Militant)

Roland Gonzalez

as Defendant in the Desert (Semi-Militant)

Jack Gozdzik

as Defendant in the Desert (Semi-Militant)

Brian Hart

as Defendant in the Desert (Semi-Militant)

Linda Mandel

as Defendant in the Desert (Semi-Militant)

Don Pino

as Defendant in the Desert (Semi-Militant)

Jason Sommers

as Defendant in the Desert (Semi-Militant)

Conchita Thornton-Marusich

as Defendant in the Desert (Semi-Militant)

Gary Johnson

as Defendant in the Desert (Pacifist)

Michelle Johnson

as Defendant in the Desert (Pacifist)

Ted Martin

as Defendant in the Desert (Pacifist)

Don McDonald

as Defendant in the Desert (Pacifist)

Harold Schneider

as Defendant in the Desert (Pacifist)

Jim Bohan

as Officer Edwards (as Jim Bowan)

Val Daniel

as Sheriff's Dept.

Harlan Green

as Sheriff's Dept.

Dennis Wilson

as Sheriff's Dept.

Paul Alelyunes

as City Police

Kerry Cannon

as City Police

Bob Franklin

as City Police

Bruce McGuire

as City Police

Ron Pennington

as City Police

Allen Powell

as City Police

Jim Wettstein

as City Police

Jim Churchill

as National Guard

Danny Conlon

as National Guard

Wally McKay

as National Guard

Cliff Pinard

as National Guard

Don Vann

as National Guard

Charlie Wyatt

as National Guard

Peter Watkins

as Documentarist (uncredited)

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