Posts Tagged ‘prison-guard’

Edmond (2005)

Thursday, May 29th, 2008
Genres: Drama | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Macy, William H. | Bay, Frances | Pidgeon, Rebecca | Mantegna, Joe | Richards, Denise | Thompson, Wendy | Guastaferro, Vincent | Bai, Ling | Landers, Matt | Hill, Dulé | Hornsby, Russell | Hodge, Aldis | Mazar, Debi | Suvari, Mena | Combs, Jeffrey
Directors: Gordon, Stuart
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A man in a suit at a Manhattan firm leaves work on Friday; he looks unhappy. He stops at a fortune teller’s for a Tarot reading: “You are not where you belong,” she tells him. That evening he quits his marriage and walks the streets of New York, passing from a classy bar to a gentleman’s club, then to a high-class bordello, a mugging, a pawnshop, and a diner where someone does listen. He shares his insights with her and later with others. Violence, disappointment, and musings entwine as Edmond loses his moorings while believing he’s found them. Where does he belong?

Goodbye Bafana (2007)

Thursday, April 17th, 2008
Genres: Biography | Drama | History
Countries: Belgium | France | Germany | Italy | Luxembourg | South Africa | UK
Actors: Fiennes, Joseph | Haysbert, Dennis | Kruger, Diane | Henderson, Shiloh | Lyster, Patrick | Ndukwana, Faith | Bawa, Mehboob | Galley, Adrian | Grier, Warrick | Mongezi, Leslie | Msutu, Sizwe | Roberts, Matthew | van Jaarsveldt, Eduan | Pheto, Terry | Troiano, Giulia
Directors: August, Bille
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GOODBYE BAFANA is the true story of a white South African racist whose life was profoundly altered by the black prisoner he guarded for twenty years. The prisoner’s name was Nelson Mandela.

Great Escape, The (1963)

Wednesday, April 16th, 2008
Genres: Action | Adventure | Drama | Thriller | War
Countries: USA
Actors: McQueen, Steve | Garner, James | Attenborough, Richard | Donald, James | Bronson, Charles | Pleasence, Donald | Coburn, James | Messemer, Hannes | McCallum, David | Jackson, Gordon | Leyton, John | Lennie, Angus | Stock, Nigel | Graf, Robert | Taylor, Jud
Directors: Sturges, John
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Based on a true story, “The Great Escape” deals with the largest Allied escape attempt from a German POW camp during the Second World War. The first part of the film focuses on the escape efforts within the camp and the process of secretly digging an escape tunnel. The second half of the film deals with the massive effort by the German Gestapo to track down the over 70 escaped prisoners who are at this point throughout the Third Reich attempting to make their way to England and various neutral countries.

Green Mile, The (1999)

Monday, January 21st, 2008
Genres: Crime | Drama | Fantasy | Mystery
Countries: USA
Actors: Hanks, Tom | Morse, David | Hunt, Bonnie | Duncan, Michael Clarke | Cromwell, James | Jeter, Michael | Greene, Graham | Hutchison, Doug | Rockwell, Sam | Pepper, Barry | De Munn, Jeffrey | Clarkson, Patricia | Stanton, Harry Dean | Greer, Dabbs | Brent, Eve
Directors: Darabont, Frank
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Death Row guards at a penitentiary, in the 1930’s, have a moral dilemma with their job when they discover one of their prisoners, a convicted murderer, has a special gift.

Trailer Park Boys: The Movie (2006)

Tuesday, December 4th, 2007
Genres: Comedy
Countries: Canada
Actors: Wells, Robb | Tremblay, John Paul | Smith, Mike | Decoutere, Lucy | Lawson-Baird, Lydia | Bowles, Cory | Jackson, Michael | Downie, Gord | Lifeson, Alex | Dee, Gerry | Michael Grant, Glen | Clark, Eugene | Dunn, Barrie | Dunsworth, John | Roach, Patrick
Directors: Clattenburg, Mike
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Set in a separate storyline not related to the “Trailer Park Boys” Television show, but with the same lovable characters. The boys get arrested for robbing an ATM machine and spend 18 months in jail. When the get out, they decide to pull off “The Big Dirty” which is to steal a large amount of coins because they are untraceable and quit their life of crime forever.

Longest Yard, The (2005)

Thursday, October 4th, 2007
Genres: Action | Comedy | Drama | Sport
Countries: USA
Actors: Cox, Courteney | Schneider, Rob | Fichtner, William | Cromwell, James | Sandler, Adam | Rock, Chris | Reynolds, Burt | Nelly | Irvin, Michael | Williamson, Walter | Goldberg, Bill | Crews, Terry | Sapp, Bob | Turturro, Nicholas | Singh, Dalip | Sebastian, Lobo | Diaz, Joey | Reevis, Steve | Kelly, David Patrick
Directors: Segal, Peter
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Paul “Wrecking” Crewe was a revered football superstar back in his day, but that time has since faded. But when a messy drunk driving incident lands him in jail, Paul finds he was specifically requested by Warden Hazen (James Cromwell), a duplicitous prison official well aware of Paul’s athletic skills. Paul has been assigned the task of assembling a team of convicts, to square off in a big football game against the sadistic guards. With the help of fellow convict Caretaker, and an old legend named Nate Scarborough to coach, Crewe is ready for what promises to be a very interesting game. It’s only the warden and the guards who have no idea who or what they’re up against, with Paul the driving force behind the new team.

Midnight Express (1978)

Wednesday, March 21st, 2007
Genres: Biography | Crime | Drama | Thriller
Countries: UK | USA
Actors: Davis, Brad | Miracle, Irene | Hopkins, Bo | Bonacelli, Paolo | Smith, Paul L. | Quaid, Randy | Weisser, Norbert | Hurt, John | Kellin, Mike | Diogene, Franco | Ensign, Michael | Ballista, Gigi | Malikyan, Kevork | Jeffrey, Peter | Boyd, Tony
Directors: Parker, Alan
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Billy Hayes is caught attempting to smuggle drugs out of Turkey. The Turkish courts decide to make an example of him, sentencing him to more than 30 years in prison. Hayes has two opportunities for release: the appeals made by his lawyer, his family, and the American government, or the “Midnight Express”.

Mean Machine (2001)

Saturday, February 3rd, 2007
Genres: Comedy | Drama | Sport
Countries: UK | USA
Actors: Jones, Vinnie | Kelly, David | Hemmings, David | Brown, Ralph | Blackwood, Vas | Gee, Robbie | Bell, Geoff | Forgeham, John | Phillips, Sally | Flemyng, Jason | Dyer, Danny | Statham, Jason | Wimbush, Martin | Reid, David | Cropman, David
Directors: Skolnick, Barry
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Disgraced ex-England captain (Danny ‘Mean Machine’ Meehan) is thrown in jail for assaulting two police officers. Whilst in jail, he doesn’t recieve any favours because of his celebrity status in the outside world. He is out numbered and many prisoners constantly barrage him with insults for letting down his country in a crucial World Cup game. He keeps his head down and has the opportunity to forget everything and change the lives of the prisoners. These prisoners have the chance to put one over the evil guards. The prisoners are lead by Danny and the whole of the prison, guards aside, are behind them. Game on……

Shawshank Redemption, The (1994)

Thursday, February 1st, 2007
Genres: Drama
Countries: USA
Actors: Robbins, Tim | Freeman, Morgan | Gunton, Bob | Sadler, William | Brown, Clancy | Bellows, Gil | Rolston, Mark | Whitmore, James | DeMunn, Jeffrey | Brandenburg, Larry | Giuntoli, Neil | Libby, Brian | Proval, David | Ragno, Joseph | Ciccolella, Jude
Directors: Darabont, Frank
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Andy Dufresne, is sent to Shawshank Prison for the murder of his wife and secret lover. He is very isolated and lonely at first, but realises there is something deep inside your body, that people can’t touch and get to….’HOPE’. Andy becomes friends with prison ‘fixer’ Red (Morgan Freeman), and Andy epitomises why it is crucial to have dreams. His spirit and determination, leads us into a world full of imagination, filled with courage and desire. Will Andy ever realise his dreams…?