Brute Force (#383) USED wow now we’ve dissected it further with

we’ve dissected it further with a NEW critical commentary and NEW video essay

resulting in a devastatingly authentic snapshot of life in the north east of England

Arrow Films is proud to present a director-approved 4K transfer (making its UK premiere) of this extraordinary ode to American excess

Directed and adapted for the screen by an all-female team (director Di Drew and screenwriter Helen Hodgman) a rarity for the era this lavish and ambitious Australian period drama was shot mostly on location in Bathurst

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Brute Force (#383) USED wow now we’ve dissected it further withAs hard hitting as its title, Brute Force was one of Jules Dassins first forays into the crime genre, a prison melodrama with a scathing critique of the punitive American incarceration system at its heart. Burt Lancaster is the timeworn Joe Collins, who, along with his fellow inmates, lives under the heavy thumb of the sadistic, power tripping guard Captain Munsey (a riveting Hume Cronyn). Only Collinss dreams of escape keep him going, but how can he