Directed by Jules Dassin and Starring Burt Lancaster
At overcrowded Westgate Penitentiary, where violence and fear are the norm and the warden has less power than guards and leading prisoners, the least contented prisoner is tough, single-minded Joe Collins. Most of all, Joe hates chief guard Captain Munsey, a petty dictator who glories in absolute power. After one infraction too many, Joe and his cell-mates are put on the dreaded drain pipe detail; prompting an escape scheme that has every chance of turning into a bloodbath.
Academy Award nominated Jules Dassin (Never on Sunday, Rififi, The Naked City) directs this brilliantly-constructed prison drama, setting the very highest standard for the Film-Noir genre.
'One of Dassins best films' Time Out
THE NAKED CITY
Directed by Jules Dassin and Starring Barry Fitzgerald and Howard Duff
