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The Brig

1964 • 1h8m War, Drama

Rating

6.6/10

Popularity

2

Jonas Mekas’s film captures The Living Theatre’s stage production of The Brig, an unflinching portrait of life inside a U.S. Marine Corps jail in Japan in 1957. Over the course of a single day, prisoners endure relentless drills, abuse, and dehumanization, exposing the brutality of military discipline with stark immediacy.

Details

Director

Jonas Mekas

Screenplay

Kenneth H. Brown

Cast

Warren Finnerty

Henry Howard

Tom Lilard

Release date

9/20/1964

Status

Released

Origin country

US

Vote count

10