Caged Fear

"Guess who's running the prison."

1991 1h 40m EN

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4.1

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★4.1TMDB · 5

Thriller

Synopsis

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After a jewelry theft Tommy Lane can hardly free. His girlfriend Kristen has less luck and is arrested. She's sentenced to jail in an ill-reputed female prison in Oklahoma. Tommy doesn't let her down; he manages to get into the prison - on the other side of the bars - to force the ruthless director to let her go.

“Guess who's running the prison.”

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Cast

David Keith
Tommy Lane
Deborah May
Mrs. Charles
Ray Sharkey
Warden Hayes
Karen Black
Blanche
Kristen Cloke
Krissie Bell
Charlie Spradling
Joy
Rick Dean
Major Skinner
Loretta Devine
Judy

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Robert Houston
Writers: Terry Kahn, Ed Elbert, Robert Houston
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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35 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Robert Houston, shot by Alan Caso. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Erica Flaum shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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David Keith and Deborah May and Ray Sharkey carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Guess who's running the prison.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0102062 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Robert Houston directs. Alan Caso behind the camera. Erica Flaum cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

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135 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Robert Houston, shot by Alan Caso. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Editor Erica Flaum shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4David Keith and Deborah May and Ray Sharkey carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "Guess who's running the prison.".
6IMDB entry: tt0102062 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
8Released under 11 different titles around the world.