The Brig

Name: The Brig
Director: Jonas Mekas
Genre: War, Drama
Released: 1964-09-20
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Warren Finnerty, Henry Howard, Tom Lilard, James Tiroff, Steven Ben Israel

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.

Director:Jonas Mekas

6.7

1964

68 mins

Languages:English

WarDrama

Production:

White Line Productions