The Brig

The Brig

Original title: The Brig

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6.6/10

(10)

9/20/1964

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1h 8min

The Brig

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War
Drama

Synopsis

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.

Direction: Jonas Mekas

Screenwriter: Kenneth H. Brown
Producer: David C. Stone

Cast

Warren Finnerty

Warren Finnerty

Lintz

George Bartenieff

George Bartenieff

Prisoner No.8