Overview

Jonas Mekas’s film captures The Living Theatre’s stage production of The Brig, an unflinching portrait of life inside a U.S. Marine Corps jail in Japan in 1957. Over the course of a single day, prisoners endure relentless drills, abuse, and dehumanization, exposing the brutality of military discipline with stark immediacy.

Cast

Warren Finnerty, Henry Howard, Tom Lilard, James Tiroff, Steven Ben Israel, Rufus Collins, Gene Lipton, Michael Elias

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What is "The Brig" about?

Jonas Mekas’s film captures The Living Theatre’s stage production of The Brig, an unflinching portrait of life inside a U.S. Marine Corps jail in Japan in 1957. Over the course of a single day, prisoners endure relentless drills, abuse, and dehumanization, exposing the brutality of military discipline with stark immediacy.

When was "The Brig" released?

The Brig was released in 1964.

Who stars in "The Brig"?

The cast includes Warren Finnerty, Henry Howard, Tom Lilard, James Tiroff.

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