Burt Lancaster stars as a prisoner named Joe Collins, a single minded man who dislikes most everyone.
Most of all Collins hates a guard named Munsey (Hume Cronyn) who is chief of the guards and a little man who thrives on power and fear as well as violence.
Collins is planning on a huge prison break and the plan slowly falls into place. The viewer is treated to some of the violence Munsey inflicts on the prisoners, and everytime it happens we feel the anger in Collins rising.
The prison break does not go as planned but it is violent enough with most of the prisoners joining in, that Collins has time to track down Munsey and kill him before he himself dies from gunshot wounds.
A very violent and disturbing film that ends on a very down note, but is excellent on every level. Jules Dassin directed this Mark Hellinger production and they just don't make movies like this anymore.
The rest of the steller cast includes Charles Bickford, Yvonne DeCarlo, Ann Blyth, Ella Raines, Anita Colby, Jeff Corey, John Hoyt, Sir Lancelot, Whit Bissell and Jay C. Flippen. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!
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