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Penitentiary( 1979)

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

Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Leon Isaac Kennedy

      Martel 'Too Sweet' Gordone

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      Thommy Pollard

      Eugene T. Lawson

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      Hazel Spears

      Linda (as Hazel Spear)

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      Donovan Womack

      Jesse Amos

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      Floyd 'Wildcat' Chatman

      Hezzikia 'Seldom Seen' Jackson (as Floyd Chatman)

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      Chuck Mitchell

      Lieutenant Arnsworth

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      Gloria Delaney

      Peaches

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      Wilbur 'Hi-Fi' White

      Sweet Pea

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      Badja Djola

      'Half Dead' Johnson

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      Cepheus Jaxon

      Poindexter

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      Dwaine Fobbs

      Lying Latney Winborn

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      Ernest Wilson

      Cheese

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      Will Richardson

      Magilla Gorilla

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      Elijah Mitchell

      Nut #1

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      Tony Andrea

      Mook

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • prison
    • boxing
    • l.a. rebellion
    • gay theme