Brute Force (1947) Cast & Crew

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Directed by Jules Dassin.

Cast

• Burt Lancaster as Joe Collins
• Hume Cronyn as Capt. Munsey
• Charles Bickford as Gallagher
• Yvonne De Carlo as Gina Ferrara
• Ann Blyth as Ruth
• Ella Raines as Cora Lister
• Anita Colby as Flossie
• Sam Levene as Louie Miller #7033
• Jeff Corey as 'Freshman' Stack
• John Hoyt as Spencer
• Jack Overman as Kid Coy
• Roman Bohnen as Warden A.J. Barnes
• Sir Lancelot as Calypso
• Vince Barnett as Muggsy
• Jay C. Flippen as Hodges (guard)
• Richard Gaines as McCollum
• Frank Puglia as Ferrara
• James Bell as Crenshaw
• Howard Duff as Robert 'Soldier' Becker
• Art Smith as Dr. Walters
• Whit Bissell as Tom Lister
• James O'Rear as Wilson
• Paul Bryar as Harry (uncredited)
• Gino Corrado as Italian Father Visiting Prison (uncredited)
• Al Ferguson as Guard (uncredited)
• Jack Gordon as Convict (uncredited)
• John Harmon as Roberts (uncredited)
• Herbert Heywood as Chef (uncredited)
• Tom Steele as Tom - Tower Guard (uncredited)
• Ray Teal as Jackson - Guard (uncredited)
• Dale Van Sickel as Guard in Machine Shop (uncredited)
• Rudy Germane as Convict (uncredited)

Crew

• Jules Dassin — Director
• Richard Brooks — Screenplay
• William H. Daniels — Director of Photography
• Miklós Rózsa — Original Music Composer
• Mark Hellinger — Producer

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