Fortress

Fortress

In the year 2017, one corporation is building a fortress for the ultimate takeover... your mind.

R 1992 · 95 min · ★ 6.1 · Action, Thriller, Science Fiction

In the future, the inmates of a private underground prison are computer-controlled with cameras, dream readers, and devices that can cause pain or death. John and his illegally pregnant wife Karen are locked inside "The Fortress" but are determined to escape before the birth of their baby.

Directed by Stuart Gordon · Written by Steven Feinberg

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Christopher Lambert John Henry Brennick
Kurtwood Smith Prison Director Poe
Loryn Locklin Karen B. Brennick
Clifton Collins Jr. Niño Gomez
Jeffrey Combs D-Day
Lincoln Kilpatrick Abraham
Tom Towles Stiggs
Vernon Wells Maddox
Carolyn Purdy-Gordon Zed-10
Alan Zitner Claustrophobic Prisoner
Deni Gordon Karen's Cellmate
Eric Briant Wells Border Guard

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