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Brute Force

1947·1h 38m·Approved
DramaCrimeThrillerFilm-Noir
IMDb Rating
★ 7.5/10
12,764 votes
Metascore
80
Metacritic

At a tough penitentiary, prisoner Joe Collins plans to rebel against Captain Munsey, the power-mad chief guard.

Brute Force is a 1947 drama crime movie directed by Jules Dassin, starring Burt Lancaster, Yvonne De Carlo, Charles Bickford. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.5/10 from 12,764 votes and runs 1h 38m.

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Director
Jules Dassin
Stars
Burt Lancaster
Yvonne De Carlo
Charles Bickford
Hume Cronyn
Details
1947-08-01
98 min
Movie
Approved
★ United States
★ English
Keywords
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