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Penitentiary

Title
Penitentiary/ directed by Jamaa Fanaka.
Publication
Santa Monica, CA : Distributed by Xenon Pictures, ©2006.

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Additional Authors
  • Fanaka, Jamaa, 1942-2012
  • Kennedy, Leon Isaac
  • Pollard, Thommy
  • Djola, Badja
  • Delaney, Gloria, 1947-
  • Spear, Hazel
  • Womack, Donovan
  • Gaye, Frankie, 1941-2001
  • Jamaa Fanaka Productions (Firm), production company.
Description
1 videodisc (99 min.) : sound, color; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
Martel Gordone is a hitch-hiker who gets into a fight with a pair of bikers over a prostitute. One of the bikers dies and Martel finds himself in prison with the moniker "Too Sweet" because of his love for candy bars. Soon he is a hardened but pragmatic inmate who joins the prison boxing team in an effort to secure an early parole. But standing in his path is Half Dead Johnson, a member of the prison's most violent gang. Half Dead's sadistic cruelty and Too Sweet's raw determination culminate in a brutal and shocking climax.
Uniform Title
Penitentiary (Motion picture : 1979)
Alternative Title
Jamaa Fanaka's penitentiary
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Blaxploitation films.
  • Feature films.
  • Prison films.
Note
  • Originally released as a motion picture in 1979.
  • Special features: original trailer; optional audio commentary from writer/director Jamaa Fanaka.
Credits (note)
  • Screenwriter, Jamaa Fanaka ; Producer, Jamaa Fanaka ; Cinematography, Marty Ollstein ; Film Editor, Betsy Blankett ; Composers, Frankie Gaye, William Anderson, Andre Douglas ; Jamaa Fanaka Productions.
Performer (note)
  • Leon Isaac Kennedy, Thommy Pollard, Badja Djola, Gloria Delaney, Hazel Spear, Donovan Womack.
System Details (note)
  • DVD, region 1, widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; NTSC, restored.
Call Number
Sc Visual DVD-1939
ISBN
  • 1597880795
  • 9781597880794
LCCN
000799436424
OCLC
190863591
Title
Penitentiary/ directed by Jamaa Fanaka.
Imprint
Santa Monica, CA : Distributed by Xenon Pictures, ©2006.
Edition
Special ed.
Type of Content
two-dimensional moving image
Type of Medium
video
Type of Carrier
videodisc
System Details
DVD, region 1, widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; NTSC, restored.
Cast
Leon Isaac Kennedy, Thommy Pollard, Badja Djola, Gloria Delaney, Hazel Spear, Donovan Womack.
Credits
Screenwriter, Jamaa Fanaka ; Producer, Jamaa Fanaka ; Cinematography, Marty Ollstein ; Film Editor, Betsy Blankett ; Composers, Frankie Gaye, William Anderson, Andre Douglas ; Jamaa Fanaka Productions.
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Added Author
Fanaka, Jamaa, 1942-2012, film director.
Kennedy, Leon Isaac, actor.
Pollard, Thommy, actor.
Djola, Badja, actor.
Delaney, Gloria, 1947- actor.
Spear, Hazel, actor.
Womack, Donovan, actor.
Gaye, Frankie, 1941-2001, composer.
Jamaa Fanaka Productions (Firm), production company.
Other Standard Identifier
000799436424
Publisher No.
XE4364DVD Xenon Pictures
Research Call Number
Sc Visual DVD-1939
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