Penitentiary (1979)
- 5.7
- 99 mins
- Drama
Storyline
A hitchhiker named Martel Gordone gets in a fight with two bikers over a prostitute, and one of the bikers is killed. Gordone is arrested and sent to prison, where he joins the prison's boxing team in an effort to secure an early parole and to establish his dominance over the prison's toughest gang.—page8701
Plot Keywords
innocent man, prostitute, cellmate, friend, trainer, prison guard, gritty, brutal, unrestrained, rousing, california, prison, prison life, wrongful conviction, boxing, gangs, determination, escape, underdog, 1970s
Short Review
Meh, this is a silly but entertaining sequel to the blacksploitation oriented original .
Trailer
Streaming Service
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