Prison

Theatrical Release Date:

05/06/1988

Run Time:

102min.

Starring:

Lane Smith , Viggo Mortensen , Chelsea Field , Andre de Shields , Lincoln Kilpatrick

Director(s):

Renny Harlin

Distributor(s):

Empire Pictures

Genre(s):

Horror,Thriller

Plot: Prison guard Ethan Sharpe (Lane Smith) watched as Burke (Viggo Mortensen) dies in the electric chair in 1964. Over two decades later, Sharpe is the warden, and Burke returns from the dead to exact revenge on the wicked warden when the prison re-opens. Read More

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