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– The new warden of a small prison farm in Arkansas tries to clean it up of corruption after initially..
The new warden of a small prison farm in Arkansas tries to clean it up of corruption after initially posing as an inmate.
20 Jun 1980
English
Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.
Stuart Rosenberg
W.D. Richter (screenplay), W.D. Richter (story), Arthur A. Ross (story), Thomas O. Murton (suggested by), Joe Hyams (suggested by)
Robert Redford, Yaphet Kotto, Jane Alexander, Murray Hamilton
When the new warden comes in disguised as an inmate, he sees firsthand all the corruption and scams the guards and prison officials are running. When he reveals himself and starts to implement reforms to stop the corruption, the local business community, who had been benefiting from the scams, fights back, and the corrupt prison system starts making political trouble for the new warden.
Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 1 win.
20th Century Fox Film Corporation