The Violent and the Damned

The Violent and the Damned

Run convict. Run from the sun. ... the cry is escape now or die!

1962 · 58 min · ★ 3.5 · Drama

When chain gang prisoners attack their guards, some of the hardened criminals escape Brazil's infamous Anchieta Prison amidst all the pick-ax carnage. The government dispatches a machine-gun squad to round up the fugitives.

Directed by Jerry Warren · Written by Carlos Hugo Christensen

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