Punishment Park

One of the most controversial films ever made.

Duration: 88 min

Release date: 1971-10-01

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In this fictional documentary, U.S. prisons are at capacity, and President Nixon declares a state of emergency. All new prisoners, most of whom are connected to the antiwar movement, are now given the choice of jail time or spending three days in Punishment Park, where they will be hunted for sport by federal authorities. The prisoners invariably choose the latter option, but learn that, between the desert heat and the brutal police officers, their chances of survival are slim.

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as Tribunal Defendant

Carmen Argenziano

Carmen Argenziano

as Jay Kaufman (Tribunal Defendant)

as Lee Robert Brown (Tribunal Defendant)

as William Luke Valerio (Tribunal Defendant)

Katherine Quittner

Katherine Quittner

as Nancy Jane Smith (Tribunal Defendant)

as James Arthur Kohler (Tribunal Defendant)

as Charles Robbins (Tribunal Defendant)

Mary Ellen Kleinhall

Mary Ellen Kleinhall

as Allison Mitchner (Tribunal Defendant)

as William C. Hoeger (Tribunal Chairman)

as Mary Jurgens (Tribunal Member)

as Senator Harris (Tribunal Member)

as Mr. Keagan (Tribunal Member)

Norman Sinclair

Norman Sinclair

as Tribunal Member

as Prof. Hazlett

Paul Rosenstein

Paul Rosenstein

as Tribunal Member

as Federal Agent

as Stenographer

Frederic Franklyn

Frederic Franklyn

as Defense Attorney

as Tribunal Doctor

as Chief Tribunal Marshall

as Tribunal Marshall

as Tribunal Marshall

as Tribunal Marshall

Harold Beaulieu

Harold Beaulieu

as Defendant in the Desert (Militant)

Cynthia Jenkins

Cynthia Jenkins

as Defendant in the Desert (Militant)

as Defendant in the Desert (Militant)

as Defendant in the Desert (Militant)

as Defendant in the Desert (Semi-Militant)

Roland Gonzalez

Roland Gonzalez

as Defendant in the Desert (Semi-Militant)

as Defendant in the Desert (Semi-Militant)

as Defendant in the Desert (Semi-Militant)

as Defendant in the Desert (Semi-Militant)

as Defendant in the Desert (Semi-Militant)

as Defendant in the Desert (Semi-Militant)

Conchita Thornton-Marusich

Conchita Thornton-Marusich

as Defendant in the Desert (Semi-Militant)

as Defendant in the Desert (Pacifist)

Michelle Johnson

Michelle Johnson

as Defendant in the Desert (Pacifist)

as Defendant in the Desert (Pacifist)

as Defendant in the Desert (Pacifist)

Harold Schneider

Harold Schneider

as Defendant in the Desert (Pacifist)

as Officer Edwards (as Jim Bowan)

as Sheriff's Dept.

as Sheriff's Dept.

as Sheriff's Dept.

as National Guard

as National Guard

as National Guard

as National Guard

as National Guard

as National Guard

as Documentarist (uncredited)

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Assistant Art Director

Director of Photography

Hiroaki 'Zom' Yamamoto

Hiroaki 'Zom' Yamamoto

Assistant Camera

Assistant Camera

Additional Photography

John Arthur Morrill

John Arthur Morrill

Lighting Technician

Lighting Technician

Lighting Technician

Sound Assistant

Michael C. Moore

Michael C. Moore

Assistant Editor

Production Assistant

Production Assistant

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