Penitentiary (1979)

Penitentiary (1979, USA) C-99m. ** D: Jamaa Fanaka. Starring Gloria Delaney, Badja Djola, Leon Isaac Kennedy, Chuck Mitchell. Rough prison thriller (a classic for some) about Kennedy who unjustly goes to prison, where he acquires respect by winning boxing bouts. Some tense sequences may make it worthwhile for prison fanatics, but plot is trivial. Followed by two sequels.


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