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Unchained

Unchained

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Status

Released

Release Date

Aug 25, 1955

Runtime

1h 15m

Genres

Crime, Drama

Original Title

Unchained

Production Companies

Hall Bartlett Productions, Warner Bros. Pictures

Director

Hall Bartlett

Description

This fact-based prison drama tells the tale of a band of prisoners living in the innovative 2,600-acre prison at Chino, California. The place takes a humanistic approach to reform and there are no armed guards, no lockups and no uniforms. The underlying philosophy is that if these things are not there, the prisoners will not want to escape, and will instead accept their punishment. A new inmate arrives and soon accustoms himself to the new idea. The story includes the Oscar nominated song Unchained Melody.