Watch Penitentiary (1979) Official Trailer
There's only one way out, and 100 fools stand in the way!
5.3 / 10 IMDb December 1, 1979 1h 39m
A hitchhiker named Martel Gordone gets in a fight with two bikers over a prostitute, and one of the bikers is killed. Gordone is arrested and sent to prison, where he joins the prison's boxing team in an effort to secure an early parole and to establish his dominance over the prison's toughest gang.
Director
Runtime
1h 39m
Release Date
December 1, 1979
Genre
Action, Drama, Crime
Status
Released
Languages
English
Country
United States of America
Writers
Producers
Cast
Leon Isaac Kennedy
as Martel 'Too Sweet' Gordone
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Thommy Pollard
as Eugene T. Lawson
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Hazel Spears
as Linda (as Hazel Spear)
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Donovan Womack
as Jesse Amos
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Floyd 'Wildcat' Chatman
as Hezzikia 'Seldom Seen' Jackson (as Floyd Chatman)
Chuck Mitchell
as Lieutenant Arnsworth
Gloria Delaney
as Peaches
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Wilbur 'Hi-Fi' White
as Sweet Pea
Badja Djola
as 'Half Dead' Johnson
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Cepheus Jaxon
as Poindexter
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Dwaine Fobbs
as Lying Latney Winborn
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Ernest Wilson
as Cheese
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Will Richardson
as Magilla Gorilla
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Elijah Mitchell
as Nut #1
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Tony Andrea
as Mook
Penitentiary Official Trailer 1979
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