Directed by:
Stuart RosenbergScreenplay:
W.D. RichterCinematography:
Bruno NuyttenComposer:
Lalo SchifrinCast:
Robert Redford, Yaphet Kotto, Jane Alexander, Murray Hamilton, David Keith, Morgan Freeman, Matt Clark, Tim McIntire, Richard Ward, M. Emmet Walsh (more)Plots(1)
Robert Redford stars in this potent drama based on the real life story of Tom Murton, the prison superintendent who rocked Arkansas politics when he exposed scandalous abuses and murders in a state prison. Posing as a new prisoner, Brubaker discovers vast corruption in a state penitentiary before revealing himself to be the new warden. His personal crusade to bring reform puts him in grave danger, especially when he insists on exposing a series of secret murders that took place years earlier. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Robert Redford
USA
Best movies:
The Sting (1973)
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
Out of Africa (1985)
Yaphet Kotto
USA
Jane Alexander
USA
Best movies:
Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
The Cider House Rules (1999)
Brubaker (1980)
Murray Hamilton
USA
Best movies:
The Graduate (1967)
Jaws (1975)
Brubaker (1980)
David Keith
USA
Best movies:
If Tomorrow Comes (1986) (series)
Brubaker (1980)
The Rose (1979)
Morgan Freeman
USA
Best movies:
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Se7en (1995)
The Dark Knight (2008)
Matt Clark
USA
Best movies:
Back to the Future Part III (1990)
Jeremiah Johnson (1972)
Brubaker (1980)
Tim McIntire
USA
Best movies:
American Hot Wax (1978)
Brubaker (1980)
Shenandoah (1965)
Richard Ward
USA
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
Brubaker (1980)
Mandingo (1975)
M. Emmet Walsh
USA
Best movies:
Little Big Man (1970)
The Iron Giant (1999)
Serpico (1973)
Linda Haynes
USA
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Brubaker (1980)
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones (1980) (TV movie)
Latitude Zero (1969)
Everett McGill
USA
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Brubaker (1980)
The Straight Story (1999)
Quest for Fire (1981)
Albert Salmi
USA
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The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Brubaker (1980)
Steel (1979)
Val Avery
USA
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The Magnificent Seven (1960)
Papillon (1973)
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Joe Spinell
USA
Best movies:
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The Godfather (1972)
The Godfather: Part II (1974)
Lee Richardson
USA
Best movies:
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Network (1976) - narrator
Prizzi's Honor (1985)
Harry Groener
West Germany
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Brubaker (1980)
Oppenheimer (2023)
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Noble Willingham
USA
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Of Mice and Men (1992)
Chinatown (1974)
Wilford Brimley
USA
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The Thing (1982)
Brubaker (1980)
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John McMartin
USA
Best movies:
Brubaker (1980)
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