Punishment Park (1971)1h28
Drama · Thriller
Director Peter Watkins
Also directed The War Game, Edvard Munch, Culloden, and 14 more
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.
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Cast
- Patrick Boland
Carmen Argenziano
Kent Foreman- Luke Johnson
- Katherine Quittner
- Scott Turner
- Stan Armsted
- Mary Ellen Kleinhall
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