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A Balasaur Score of 80 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.7/10, Rotten Tomatoes 92%. Critics rate it 15 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 90% of the 1,110 1970s drama movies in this catalog. It runs a compact 1h 28m. Streaming on Tubi.
Synopsis
In this fictional documentary, U.S. prisons are at capacity, and President Nixon declares a state of emergency. All new prisoners, most of whom are connected to the antiwar movement, are now given the choice of jail time or spending three days in Punishment Park, where they will be hunted for sport by federal authorities. The prisoners invariably choose the latter option, but learn that, between the desert heat and the brutal police officers, their chances of survival are slim.
Ratings
Critics rate it 15 points higher than audiences do.
218 audience votes
Key crew
- Peter WatkinsDirector
- Peter WatkinsScreenplay
Cast
- Patrick BolandTribunal Defendant
- Carmen ArgenzianoJay Kaufman (Tribunal Defendant)
- Kent ForemanLee Robert Brown (Tribunal Defendant)
- Luke JohnsonWilliam Luke Valerio (Tribunal Defendant)
- Katherine QuittnerNancy Jane Smith (Tribunal Defendant)
- Scott TurnerJames Arthur Kohler (Tribunal Defendant)
- Stan ArmstedCharles Robbins (Tribunal Defendant)
- Mary Ellen KleinhallAllison Mitchner (Tribunal Defendant)
- Mark KeatsWilliam C. Hoeger (Tribunal Chairman)
- Gladys GoldenMary Jurgens (Tribunal Member)
- Sanford GoldenSenator Harris (Tribunal Member)
- George GregoryMr. Keagan (Tribunal Member)
Stills
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1970
Shares: War Drama · Military · 1970s
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Themes
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