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Penitentiary

Name: Penitentiary
Genre: Action, Drama, Crime
Released: 1979-12-01
Duration: 1 h 39 min
Cast: Leon Isaac Kennedy, Thommy Pollard, Hazel Spears, Donovan Womack, Floyd 'Wildcat' Chatman

1979Directed by Jamaa Fanaka

Action · Drama · Crime1h 39m

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There's only one way out, and 100 fools stand in the way!

A hitchhiker named Martel Gordone gets in a fight with two bikers over a prostitute, and one of the bikers is killed. Gordone is arrested and sent to prison, where he joins the prison's boxing team in an effort to secure an early parole and to establish his dominance over the prison's toughest gang.

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Leon Isaac KennedyMartel 'Too Sweet' Gordone TThommy Pollard Eugene T. Lawson HHazel Spears Linda (as Hazel Spear)DDonovan Womack Jesse Amos FFloyd 'Wildcat' Chatman Hezzikia 'Seldom Seen' Jackson (as Floyd Chatman)

Chuck MitchellLieutenant Arnsworth

Gloria DelaneyPeaches WWilbur 'Hi-Fi' WhiteSweet Pea

Badja Djola'Half Dead' Johnson CCepheus Jaxon Poindexter DDwaine Fobbs Lying Latney Winborn EErnest Wilson Cheese

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About Penitentiary

How long is Penitentiary?: Penitentiary runs 1 hour and 39 minutes (99 minutes).
Who directed Penitentiary?: Penitentiary was directed by Jamaa Fanaka.
Who is in the cast of Penitentiary?: Penitentiary stars Leon Isaac Kennedy as Martel 'Too Sweet' Gordone, Thommy Pollard as Eugene T. Lawson and Hazel Spears as Linda (as Hazel Spear).
What language is Penitentiary in?: Penitentiary is in English.
Is Penitentiary family friendly?: No. It is rated R (restricted): under 17 requires a parent or adult guardian.
Where can I watch Penitentiary?: In the United States, Penitentiary is streaming on fuboTV, ScreenPix Apple TV channel and ScreenPix Amazon Channel . Availability differs by country: see Stream above for yours.
When was Penitentiary released?: Penitentiary was released on December 1, 1979.