Overview
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.
Movie Info
Release Date: 9/20/1964
Runtime: 68 min
Director: Jonas Mekas
Top Cast
Warren Finnerty
Lintz
George Bartenieff
Prisoner No.8
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