The Brig (1964)
Jonas Mekas’s film captures The Living Theatre’s stage production of The Brig, an unflinching portrait of life inside a U.S. Marine Corps jail in Japan in 1957. Over the course of a single day, prisoners endure relentless drills, abuse, and dehumanization, exposing the brutality of military discipline with stark immediacy.
- Released
- 1964-09-20
- Genres
- War, Drama
- Runtime
- 68 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Jonas Mekas
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 from 12 votes
Cast
- Warren Finnerty as Lintz
- Henry Howard as Cpt. Grace
- Tom Lilard as Warden
- James Tiroff as Prisoner No.1
- Steven Ben Israel as Prisoner No.2
- Rufus Collins as Prisoner No.3
- Gene Lipton as Prisoner No.4
- Michael Elias as Prisoner No.5
- William Shari as Prisoner No.6
- Viktor Allen as Prisoner No.7
- George Bartenieff as Prisoner No.8
- Gene Gordon as Prisoner No.9