Brubaker (1980)

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One man against a cruel system.

The new warden of a small prison farm in Arkansas tries to clean it up of corruption after initially posing as an inmate.

• Released: 1980-06-20
• Genres: Crime, Drama
• Runtime: 2h 11m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.1/10 from 530 votes

Directed by Stuart Rosenberg.

Top cast

• Robert Redford as Brubaker
• Yaphet Kotto as Dickie Coombes
• Jane Alexander as Lillian
• Murray Hamilton as Deach
• David Keith as Larry Lee Bullen
• Morgan Freeman as Walter
• Matt Clark as Purcell
• Tim McIntire as Huey Rauch
• Richard Ward as Abraham
• Jon Van Ness as Zaranska

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Brubaker

• United States: rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store; buy on Apple TV Store
• Canada: stream on Disney Plus; rent on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo
• Australia: stream on Disney Plus

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