Punishment Park
Drama | Thriller
Release Date
October 1, 1971
Duration
88 min
Status
Released
Language
en
Overview
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.
Casts
Tribunal Defendant
Patrick Boland
Jay Kaufman (Tribunal Defendant)
Carmen Argenziano
Lee Robert Brown (Tribunal Defendant)
Kent Foreman
William Luke Valerio (Tribunal Defendant)
Luke Johnson
Nancy Jane Smith (Tribunal Defendant)
Katherine Quittner
James Arthur Kohler (Tribunal Defendant)
Scott Turner
Charles Robbins (Tribunal Defendant)
Stan Armsted
Allison Mitchner (Tribunal Defendant)
Mary Ellen Kleinhall
William C. Hoeger (Tribunal Chairman)
Mark Keats
Mary Jurgens (Tribunal Member)
Gladys Golden
Senator Harris (Tribunal Member)
Sanford Golden
Mr. Keagan (Tribunal Member)
George Gregory
Tribunal Member
Norman Sinclair
Prof. Hazlett
Sigmund Rich
Tribunal Member
Paul Rosenstein
Federal Agent
Lee Marks
Stenographer
Sandy Cox
Defense Attorney
Frederic Franklyn
Tribunal Doctor
Ross Briegleb
Chief Tribunal Marshall
Joe Hudgins
Tribunal Marshall
Rodger Greene
Tribunal Marshall
Tom Kemp
Tribunal Marshall
Harry McKasson
Defendant in the Desert (Militant)
Harold Beaulieu
Defendant in the Desert (Militant)
Cynthia Jenkins
Defendant in the Desert (Militant)
Jack London
Defendant in the Desert (Militant)
Rob Lewine
Defendant in the Desert (Semi-Militant)
Viola Gonzalez
Defendant in the Desert (Semi-Militant)
Roland Gonzalez
Defendant in the Desert (Semi-Militant)
Jack Gozdzik
Defendant in the Desert (Semi-Militant)
Brian Hart
Defendant in the Desert (Semi-Militant)
Linda Mandel
Defendant in the Desert (Semi-Militant)
Don Pino
Defendant in the Desert (Semi-Militant)
Jason Sommers
Defendant in the Desert (Semi-Militant)
Conchita Thornton-Marusich
Defendant in the Desert (Pacifist)
Gary Johnson
Defendant in the Desert (Pacifist)
Michelle Johnson
Defendant in the Desert (Pacifist)
Ted Martin
Defendant in the Desert (Pacifist)
Don McDonald
Defendant in the Desert (Pacifist)
Harold Schneider
Officer Edwards (as Jim Bowan)
Jim Bohan
Sheriff's Dept.
Val Daniel
Sheriff's Dept.
Harlan Green
Sheriff's Dept.
Dennis Wilson
City Police
Paul Alelyunes
City Police
Kerry Cannon
City Police
Bob Franklin
City Police
Bruce McGuire
City Police
Ron Pennington
City Police
Allen Powell
City Police
Jim Wettstein
National Guard
Jim Churchill
National Guard
Danny Conlon
National Guard
Wally McKay
National Guard
Cliff Pinard
National Guard
Don Vann
National Guard
Charlie Wyatt
Documentarist (uncredited)
Peter Watkins
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