The Brig (1964)
Overview
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.
Top Cast
Warren Finnerty
Lintz
H
Henry Howard
Cpt. Grace
T
Tom Lilard
Warden
J
James Tiroff
Prisoner No.1
S
Steven Ben Israel
Prisoner No.2
R
Rufus Collins
Prisoner No.3
G
Gene Lipton
Prisoner No.4
M
Michael Elias
Prisoner No.5
W
William Shari
Prisoner No.6
V
Viktor Allen
Prisoner No.7
George Bartenieff
Prisoner No.8
G
Gene Gordon
Prisoner No.9
M
Mark Duffy
Prisoner No.10
H
Henry Proach
New Prisoner
C
Carl Einhorn
Prisoner Chaser
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