Robert Redford's greatest interpretation from his prestigious and long career , here as an obstinate , stubborn warden . He is Harry Brubaker , a reform-minded penologist who takes over the more decrepit and the vilest Ohio State Penitentiary resulting in unexpected consequences . The picture starts dramatically enough with Brubaker arriving undercover at the prison , masquerading as one of the convicts . He witnesses cruel and unusual punishments , the wholesale theft of prison food and the rape of a inmate . After that , its dramatic impact lessens unting a really touching final .The most wanted man in Wakefield prison is the warden!One man against a cruel system.
Riveting and provoking prison movie with outstanding performances and splendid direction , this exciting picture results to be an intense thriller that packs tension , straightforward intrigue , sober drama , and lots of violence . The film contains thrills and chills and is quite entertaining because being a laborious and intriguing tale full of surprises . In the picture there is violence , drama , tension and a little bit of action in the final confrontation . The story contains a statement about inmate's mistreating , despair , betrayal and a strong criticism of the ruling class , unable to control the prison situation while getting profits , as a good warden goes undercover only to discover the state prison system is even more rotten than its facilities . Most part of the movie takes place into four walls of the jail involving its inhabitants , showing the hard and brutal conditions of the inmates . Highlighting the classic actor Robert Redford as a new warden of a small prison farm in Arkansas who tries to clean it up of corruption after initially posing as an inmate, giving a lesson in how he is able to withstand the weight of the flick . Jane Alexander's acting was equally excellent and other actors making a memorable works without falling into the prison movie clichés are the following ones : Tim McIntire as a dreaded warden , Yaphet Kotto as an upright inmate , John MacMartin as a corrupt senator , Albert Salmi as a new prison chief , David Keith as a brave prisoner , Linda Haynes , Everett McGill, Murray Hamilton , M. Emmet Walsh , Matt Clark , Noble Willingham, Wilford Brimley , Val Avery and Morgan Freeman . Good sets and appropriate scenarios , shot on location in Junction City Prison Farm, Junction City, Ohio,Lancaster, Ohio, Columbus , New Lexington, Ohio, US . It packs colorful and adequate cinematography by Bruno Nuytten . Atmospheric musical score by Lalo Schifrin in his usual style .
The motion picture was stunningly directed by Sturt Rosenberg , he undertakes a skill and fascinating filmmaking with some sensationalist touch though is also intensely manipulative against prison guards ; this is his main big success along with ¨Cool and Luke¨with Paul Newman . Rosenberg's magnificent shooting that underlines the strength of personalities involved , undercutting the less pleasant aspects and putting the focus squarely on Redford's tough performance and including the memorably unforgettable as well as moving end . Stuart Rosenberg was one of the best TV directors of the 50s and 60s and subsequently realized segment of crime and mystery series . In 1967 directed his first film , ¨Mystery Inc¨ , and subsequently the successful ¨Cool Hand Luke¨ with Paul Newman . Rosenberg and Newman attempted in vain to repeat the formula in three further movies together as ¨WUSA movie¨, ¨Pocket money¨ and ¨The drowning pool¨ . However he achieved other two hit smashes , in the terror genre with ¨The Amityville horror¨ and again with a prison film titled ¨Brubaker¨. Since then Rosenberg's output has been unsatisfactory and sporadic as ¨The Pope of Greenwich village ¨ a Mickey Rourke vehicle . Rosenberg directed 6 actors in Oscar nominated performances: Robert Redford , Peter Falk, Paul Newman, Lee Grant, Geraldine Page and George Kennedy . Rating : Above average , wholesome watching . Essential and indispensable seeing for the Robert Redford's fans .
Riveting and provoking prison movie with outstanding performances and splendid direction , this exciting picture results to be an intense thriller that packs tension , straightforward intrigue , sober drama , and lots of violence . The film contains thrills and chills and is quite entertaining because being a laborious and intriguing tale full of surprises . In the picture there is violence , drama , tension and a little bit of action in the final confrontation . The story contains a statement about inmate's mistreating , despair , betrayal and a strong criticism of the ruling class , unable to control the prison situation while getting profits , as a good warden goes undercover only to discover the state prison system is even more rotten than its facilities . Most part of the movie takes place into four walls of the jail involving its inhabitants , showing the hard and brutal conditions of the inmates . Highlighting the classic actor Robert Redford as a new warden of a small prison farm in Arkansas who tries to clean it up of corruption after initially posing as an inmate, giving a lesson in how he is able to withstand the weight of the flick . Jane Alexander's acting was equally excellent and other actors making a memorable works without falling into the prison movie clichés are the following ones : Tim McIntire as a dreaded warden , Yaphet Kotto as an upright inmate , John MacMartin as a corrupt senator , Albert Salmi as a new prison chief , David Keith as a brave prisoner , Linda Haynes , Everett McGill, Murray Hamilton , M. Emmet Walsh , Matt Clark , Noble Willingham, Wilford Brimley , Val Avery and Morgan Freeman . Good sets and appropriate scenarios , shot on location in Junction City Prison Farm, Junction City, Ohio,Lancaster, Ohio, Columbus , New Lexington, Ohio, US . It packs colorful and adequate cinematography by Bruno Nuytten . Atmospheric musical score by Lalo Schifrin in his usual style .
The motion picture was stunningly directed by Sturt Rosenberg , he undertakes a skill and fascinating filmmaking with some sensationalist touch though is also intensely manipulative against prison guards ; this is his main big success along with ¨Cool and Luke¨with Paul Newman . Rosenberg's magnificent shooting that underlines the strength of personalities involved , undercutting the less pleasant aspects and putting the focus squarely on Redford's tough performance and including the memorably unforgettable as well as moving end . Stuart Rosenberg was one of the best TV directors of the 50s and 60s and subsequently realized segment of crime and mystery series . In 1967 directed his first film , ¨Mystery Inc¨ , and subsequently the successful ¨Cool Hand Luke¨ with Paul Newman . Rosenberg and Newman attempted in vain to repeat the formula in three further movies together as ¨WUSA movie¨, ¨Pocket money¨ and ¨The drowning pool¨ . However he achieved other two hit smashes , in the terror genre with ¨The Amityville horror¨ and again with a prison film titled ¨Brubaker¨. Since then Rosenberg's output has been unsatisfactory and sporadic as ¨The Pope of Greenwich village ¨ a Mickey Rourke vehicle . Rosenberg directed 6 actors in Oscar nominated performances: Robert Redford , Peter Falk, Paul Newman, Lee Grant, Geraldine Page and George Kennedy . Rating : Above average , wholesome watching . Essential and indispensable seeing for the Robert Redford's fans .