One man against a cruel system.
The new warden of a small prison farm in Arkansas tries to clean it up of corruption after initially posing as an inmate.
Brubaker (1980) is a crime and drama film directed by Stuart Rosenberg, released on June 20, 1980 with a runtime of 2h 11m. It stars Robert Redford, Yaphet Kotto, Jane Alexander and Murray Hamilton. Viewers rate it 7.1 out of 10 across 528 ratings.
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Robert Redford
as Brubaker
Yaphet Kotto
as Dickie Coombes
Jane Alexander
as Lillian
Murray Hamilton
as Deach
David Keith
as Larry Lee Bullen
Morgan Freeman
as Walter
Matt Clark
as Purcell
Tim McIntire
as Huey Rauch
Richard Ward
as Abraham
Jon Van Ness
as Zaranska
M. Emmet Walsh
as C.P. Woodward
Albert Salmi
as Rory Poke
Directed by Stuart Rosenberg, written by W.D. Richter, W.D. Richter and Arthur A. Ross, produced by Ron Silverman.
Average viewer score of 7.1/10 from 528 ratings.
Corruption and Murder told with cathartic style. It's odd that whenever talk of Prison base films crops up you rarely see Brubaker mentioned as a viable piece of work, which to me personally is a damn shame because it's origin source provides a worthy story to be involved in. Based on the writings of Tom Murton, a Prison Farm Reform Warden in Arkansas in the late 60s, the corruption and murder the film deals with…
Reviewed on June 28, 2014
One of the top 3 prison based movie ever made but highly underrated, sometimes I feel really so sad when see that there are many many top class movies from 80"s & 90"s are very underrated while they need or deserve a really very high attention and fame too,and this one "Brubaker" is one of them.
Reviewed on June 27, 2022
**_A maverick prison warden uncovers corruption and tries to make positive changes_** In 1967-1968, a state penal farm in Arkansas gets a new warden (Robert Redford) who discovers condoned sexual abuse, severe beatings, electrical torture and extortion by inmates with guns who work as "trusty" guards (to save money otherwise spent on salaried guards). Then there’s the lousy quality and meager amount of sustenance…
Reviewed on May 31, 2023
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The main cast of Brubaker (1980) includes Robert Redford, Yaphet Kotto, Jane Alexander, Murray Hamilton and David Keith. The film was directed by Stuart Rosenberg. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Brubaker was released on June 20, 1980 and runs for 2h 11m.
Brubaker (1980) holds an average rating of 7.1 out of 10 from 528 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy crime and drama films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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