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Punishment Park

1972·1h 31m·R
DramaThriller
IMDb Rating
★ 7.7/10
8,487 votes

A pseudo-documentary purporting to be media coverage of a film crew of a team of soldiers escorting a group of hippies, rebellious and dissident types across the desert.

Punishment Park is a 1972 drama thriller movie directed by Peter Watkins, starring Carmen Argenziano, Patrick Boland, Luke Johnson. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.7/10 from 8,487 votes and runs 1h 31m.

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Director
Peter Watkins
Stars
Carmen Argenziano
Patrick Boland
Luke Johnson
Kent Foreman
Creators
Peter Watkins
Details
1972-02-10
91 min
Movie
R
★ United States, United Kingdom
★ English
Keywords
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