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About
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.
Theatrical
Oct 29, 1971
DVD / Blu-ray
Nov 22, 2005
Budget
$95K
Theaters
1
Director
Writer
Producer
Studio
Churchill Films, Françoise Films, Chartwell
Keywords
hippie
police brutality
dystopia
soldier
struggle for survival
desert
fake documentary
military
found footage
mock trial
mccarthyism
hostile
aggressive
political thriller
political repression
murder hunt
survival competition
murdered by a policeman
war
pseudo-documentary
united states of america (usa)
young activists
underground cinema
united states police
Cast
Full credits →C
Carmen Argenziano
Jay Kaufman (Tribunal Defendant)
K
Katherine Quittner
Nancy Jane Smith (Tribunal Defendant)
S
Scott Turner
James Arthur Kohler (Tribunal Defendant)
L
Lee Marks
Federal Agent
J
Jason Sommers
Defendant in the Desert (Semi-Militant)
C
Conchita Thornton-Marusich
Defendant in the Desert (Semi-Militant)
H
Harold Schneider
Defendant in the Desert (Pacifist)
J
Jim Bohan
Officer Edwards (as Jim Bowan)
B
Bob Franklin
City Police
B
Bruce McGuire
City Police
P
Peter Watkins
Documentarist (uncredited)
