Punishment Park

IMDb 7.3 1971 • 88 min • DramaThriller

Director

Peter Watkins

Country

US

Plot Summary

In this fictional documentary, U.S. prisons are at capacity, and President Nixon declares a state of emergency. All new prisoners, most of whom are connected to the antiwar movement, are now given the choice of jail time or spending three days in Punishment Park, where they will be hunted for sport by federal authorities. The prisoners invariably choose the latter option, but learn that, between the desert heat and the brutal police officers, their chances of survival are slim.

Top Cast

Patrick Boland
Patrick Boland Tribunal Defendant
Carmen Argenziano
Carmen Argenziano Jay Kaufman (Tribunal Defendant)
Kent Foreman
Kent Foreman Lee Robert Brown (Tribunal Defendant)
Luke Johnson
Luke Johnson William Luke Valerio (Tribunal Defendant)
Katherine Quittner
Katherine Quittner Nancy Jane Smith (Tribunal Defendant)