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Penitentiary
Uniform Title
Penitentiary (Motion picture : 1979)
Title
Penitentiary / a Jamaa Fanaka film ; produced, written and directed by Jamaa Fanaka.
Publication
[Bridgeport, Conn.] : Vinegar Syndrome, [2018]
Copyright Notice Date
©2018
Physical Description
2 videodiscs (99 min. each) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Medium
4 3/4 in.
Notes
Originally released as a motion picture in 1979.
Special features: archival commentary track with Jamaa Fanaka (writer/producer/director) ; commentary track with Sergio Mims (second assistant director) ; "Too Sweet for Penitentiary" : interview with Leon Isaac Kennedy ; "Filming Penitentiary": interview with Marty Ollstein (cinematographer) ; "Producing Penitentiary": interview with Alicia Dhanifu (producer) ; original theatrical trailer.
Director of photography, Marty Ollstein ; editor, Betsy Blankett ; music, Frankie Gaye, William Anderson, Andre Douglas.
English dialogue, with optional subtitles in English for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Summary
"Leon Isaac Kennedy stars as Martel Gordone who, after unwittingly getting involved with a prostitute and attempting to save her from being assaulted by a John, which turns deadly, finds himself charged with a murder he didn't commit. Locked up in the state penitentiary, Martel is forced to fend for himself among hardened criminals, until he's introduced to the underground and lucrative world of in-prison boxing." -- Container.
Format
Images / Video & Film
Language
English
Added to Catalog
August 18, 2021
Credits
Director of photography, Marty Ollstein ; editor, Betsy Blankett ; music, Frankie Gaye, William Anderson, Andre Douglas.
Cast
Leon Isaac Kennedy, Thommy Pollard, Gloria Delaney, Donovan Womack, Hazel Spear, Badja Djola, Chuck Mitchell, Wilbur "Hi-Fi" White.
System details note
Blu-ray: 1.85:1 widescreen; regions A, B, C; DTS-HD Master Audio (mono).
DVD: NTSC; all regions; 16:9 presentation (1.85:1 aspect ratio); Dolby digital 1.0.
Videorecording number
VS-203 Vinegar Syndrome
Subjects
Genre/Form
Fiction films.
Blaxploitation films.
Drama.
Feature films.
Prison films.
Sports films.
Prison films.
Sports films.
Blaxploitation films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
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