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Big House, U.S.A
“5 KILLER CONVICTS BREAK OUT!”
6.6 / 10• 1955• 1h 23m•NR• English
ActionThrillerCrime
Storyline
A tough and realistic crime drama unfolds as merciless kidnapper Jerry Barker (Ralph Meeker) demands ransom paid against a young runaway whose fate lands Barker in Casabel Island Prison.
Cast & Crew
Broderick Crawford
Rollo Lamar
Lead
Ralph Meeker
Geraldo 'Jerry' Barker aka Iceman
Reed Hadley
Special FBI Agent James Madden
William Talman
William 'Machine Gun' Mason
Lon Chaney Jr.
Leonard M. 'Alamo' Smith
Charles Bronson
Benny Kelly
Felicia Farr
Emily Euridice Evans
Roy Roberts
Chief Ranger Will Erickson
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Howard W. Koch's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Big House, U.S.A is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
