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Penitentiary
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.
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Penitentiary
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
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Status
Released
Release Date
Dec 1, 1979
Runtime
1h 39m
Genres
Action, Drama, Crime
User Score
52%
Original Title
Penitentiary
Director
Jamaa Fanaka
Description
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.
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