Punishment Park

• 7.3 Drama
• 1971-10-01
• 88 minutes mins

In this fictional documentary, U.S. prisons are at capacity, and President Nixon declares a state of emergency. All new prisoners, most of whom are connected to the antiwar movement, are now given the choice of jail time or spending three days in Punishment Park, where they will be hunted for sport by federal authorities. The prisoners invariably choose the latter option, but learn that, between the desert heat and the brutal police officers, their chances of survival are slim.

Starring:

Carmen Argenziano (Jay Kaufman, Tribunal Defendant) Kent Foreman (Lee Robert Brown, Tribunal Defendant) Luke Johnson (William Luke Valerio, Tribunal Defendant) Katherine Quittner (Nancy Jane Smith, Tribunal Defendant) Scott Turner (James Arthur Kohler, Tribunal Defendant) Mary Ellen Kleinhall (Allison Mitchner, Tribunal Defendant) Stan Armsted (Charles Robbins, Tribunal Defendant) Patrick Boland (First Tribunal Defendant) Jim Bohan (Officer Edwards) Van Daniels (County Sherriff)

Director:

Peter Watkins

Writer:

Peter Watkins