The Brig (1964)
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.
- Date of release
- 1964-09-20
- TMDB
- 6.8 / 10 (12)
- Runtime
- 1h 8m
- Genres
- War, Drama
- Director
- Jonas Mekas
Casting
- Warren Finnerty — Lintz
- Henry Howard — Cpt. Grace
- Tom Lilard — Warden
- James Tiroff — Prisoner No.1
- Steven Ben Israel — Prisoner No.2
- Rufus Collins — Prisoner No.3
- Gene Lipton — Prisoner No.4
- Michael Elias — Prisoner No.5
- William Shari — Prisoner No.6
- Viktor Allen — Prisoner No.7
- George Bartenieff — Prisoner No.8
- Gene Gordon — Prisoner No.9
Interesting facts
- Based on: The Brig
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