Fortune and Men's Eyes
What goes on in prison is a crime
1971 · 102 min · ★ 5.7 · Drama
Smitty, a young man sentenced to six months in prison for marijuana possession eventually becomes the sexual subordinate of another inmate, Rocky.
Directed by Harvey Hart · Written by John Herbert
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Wendell Burton Smitty -
Zooey Hall Rocky -
Michael Greer Queenie - D Danny Freedman Mona
- L Lázaro Pérez Catso
- J John Granik Sgt. Gritt
- T Tom Harvey Warden Gasher
- M Modesto One-Eye
- H Hugh Webster Rabbit
- K Kirk McColl Guard Sullivan
- V Vance Davis Sailor
- R Robert Goodier Doctor
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