

Penitentiary
1979-12-01 · 99 min · ★ 5.3
A hitchhiker named Martel Gordone gets in a fight with two bikers over a prostitute, and one of the bikers is killed. Gordone is arrested and sent to prison, where he joins the prison's boxing team in an effort to secure an early parole and to establish his dominance over the prison's toughest gang.
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- Directors
- Jamaa Fanaka
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- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
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Leon Isaac KennedyMartel 'Too Sweet' Gordone
Chuck MitchellLieutenant Arnsworth
Gloria DelaneyPeaches
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