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Bernhard 2022-04-06 08:01:02
BLACK CLASSIC: BRUTE FORCE
The director Jules Dessin, who directed the film, was born in a Russian-Jewish family. In 1940, he entered Hollywood to participate in the shooting of Hitchcock [Smith and his wife] at the invitation of RKO (RKO Films). But unfortunately, he and Hitchcock had a lot of conflict, and was fired from...
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Lon 2022-04-06 08:01:02
The meaning of Hutoumen in the translation name
In ancient Chinese prisons, prisoners sentenced to death had their own separate death row. There was usually a tiger's head painted on the wall of the cell door. Some people say that the tiger head on the top of the prison door is not a tiger, but a divine beast (bì àn) representing fairness and...
Peter Virgo
Extended Reading
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Ahmad 2022-04-19 09:03:16
The film "evil" made in 1947 is destined to fail to defeat "justice"
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Denis 2022-04-21 09:03:52
Although it is not as exciting as Dassin's "Battle of Men", the whole story structure and tone provide a template for later prison movies such as Fontana's OZ. The role of Munney is very brilliant. The jailer's mask hides his brutal bestiality, and as the film says, he's more psychopathic than the prisoner.
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Captain Munsey: [Captain Munsey and another guard are walking through the prison mess hall during the breakfast period, stopping at various tables] Oh, good morning, Gallagher.
Gallagher: Good morning, Captain.
Captain Munsey: I understand you're responsible for settling that little feud over in cell block "J." We appreciate your assistance, of course, but...
Gallagher: The boys and I were only trying to help.
Captain Munsey: [Sarcastically] "You and your boys." There's a very old bylaw in this institution about gangs, or cliques. We don't like them. We don't want them.
Gallagher: Why don't you break them up, Captain?
Captain Munsey: Gallagher, when are you gonna' remember that you're not back home, running a gang of hoodlums? Let ME be the policeman, eh? You just serve your time. And that way we'll both get paid off.
Gallagher: That's right, Captain. Like the Book says, we always get what's coming to us. All of us.
[Gallagher and Munsey exchange poisonous glances, then Munsey and the other guard move on]
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Calypso: [Scene in Dr. Walters office: Dr. Walters is getting ready to go to an important meeting at the Warden's office] Sounds like a very important meeting you're going to this morning, Doc.
[Pours Dr. Walters a small serving of liquor]
Calypso: Is, uh, Captain Munsey gonna' be there?
Dr. Walters: [Nods his head affirmatively] Mm-hmm.
Calypso: [Nods his head knowingly] Mm-hmm.
[Accordingly, he proceeds to pour Dr. Walters a much bigger shot of liquor, then sings some musical verse, Calypso-style]
Calypso: Brandy's the very best drink in the world. If you drink enough your toes get curled.
Dr. Walters: [Chuckling] Calypso, statistics show that if the level of alcohol in the blood exceeds one half of one percent, the blood pressure is affected, a cerebral condition occurs, and then... you're cockeyed.
[Dr. Walters takes a drink of the liquor, nods approvingly, then exhales]
Dr. Walters: And maybe that's the way it should be.
Calypso: You don't like this place, Doc. What for you stay here?
Dr. Walters: You haven't got much choice, Calypso. Neither have I.
[Dr. Walters puts on his coat and leaves the room]
