The Brig
The Brig

The Brig

6.6(10 votes)
1964
1h 8m
War
Drama

Jonas Mekas’s film captures The Living Theatre’s stage production of The Brig, an unflinching portrait of life inside a U.S. Marine Corps jail in Japan in 1957. Over the course of a single day, prisoners endure relentless drills, abuse, and dehumanization, exposing the brutality of military discipline with stark immediacy.

Production

White Line Productions

Cast

Warren Finnerty

Warren Finnerty

Lintz

Henry Howard

Henry Howard

Cpt. Grace

Tom Lilard

Tom Lilard

Warden

James Tiroff

James Tiroff

Prisoner No.1

Steven Ben Israel

Steven Ben Israel

Prisoner No.2

Rufus Collins

Rufus Collins

Prisoner No.3

Gene Lipton

Gene Lipton

Prisoner No.4

Michael Elias

Michael Elias

Prisoner No.5

William Shari

William Shari

Prisoner No.6

Viktor Allen

Viktor Allen

Prisoner No.7

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