The Brig
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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.
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Cast
18 people
Warren Finnerty
Lintz
Known for
Easy Rider
The Panic in Needle Park
Henry Howard
Cpt. Grace
Tom Lillard
Warden
Tom Lilard
Warden
No other roles listed
James Tiroff
Prisoner No.1
No other roles listed
Steven Ben Israel
Prisoner No.2
Also in
Putney Swope
Who's Crazy?
Rufus Collins
Prisoner No.3
Known for
The Hunger
Shock Treatment
Gene Lipton
Prisoner No.4
Also in
Who's Crazy?
Michael Elias
Prisoner No.5
Also in
Children of the Dust
Beaches
William Shari
Prisoner No.6
No other roles listed
Viktor Allen
Prisoner No.7
No other roles listed
George Bartenieff
Prisoner No.8
Known for
Julie & Julia
See No Evil, Hear No Evil
Jonas Mekas Director · Kenneth H. Brown Writer Adolfas Mekas Editor
United States release September 20, 1964 · Produced in United States
Production
White Line Productions
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · September 20, 1964
Premiere · New York Film Festival
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