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20 June 1980 (USA) more
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The most wanted man in Wakefield prison is the warden! more
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The new warden of a small prison farm in Arkansas tries to clean it up of corruption after initially posing as an inmate. full summary | add synopsis
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Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win more
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Great Redford Film more (27 total)

Cast

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Robert Redford ... Henry Brubaker
Yaphet Kotto ... Richard 'Dickie' Coombes

Jane Alexander ... Lillian Gray
Murray Hamilton ... John Deach

David Keith ... Larry Lee Bullen

Morgan Freeman ... Walter
Matt Clark ... Roy Purcell
Tim McIntire ... Huey Rauch
Richard Ward ... Abraham Cook

Jon Van Ness ... Zaranska

M. Emmet Walsh ... C.P. Woodward
Albert Salmi ... Rory Poke

Linda Haynes ... Carol
Everett McGill ... Eddie Caldwell

Val Avery ... Wendel
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132 min
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Bob Rafelson started as director, but was replaced by Stuart Rosenberg. more
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Crew or equipment visible: At the end, when the car is leaving the prison, the grass around is violently shaking revealing the helicopter carrying the camera. more
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Lillian Gray: You can't reform the system if you're not in it. more
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1 out of 1 people found the following review useful.
Great Redford Film, 16 January 2008
7/10
Author: whpratt1 from United States

Enjoyed this film starring Robert Redford, (Henry Brubaker) who plays the role as a law enforcement officer who poses as an inmate at Wakefield Prison in Arkansas. Henry discovers many corrupt people in this prison and he eventually comes into power as the warden of this prison. This prison is ruled by corrupt politicians and prisoners who are working with prison guards who are stealing food and money from the prison funds. Henry also uncovers some buried graves of many prisoners who have been buried on the grounds of the Wakefield which starts a complete state investigation and changes some of the major problems at the prison. You will be surprised how this film ends and I must say that Robert Redford gave an outstanding performance in this film.

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