Adapted from a story by Truman Capote ("In Cold Blood"), the world of the prison convict is open to the viewer. As the story develops, one thing becomes clear. As in the outside world, there is a "system"; and just as on the outside, there is accommodation, honesty, cynicism, violence and all the other factors that make up our society. The film follows the three newcomers, it records the grim, terrifying, sometimes fascinating events that occur.
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When Joe Valachi has a price put on his head by Don Vito Genovese, he must take desperate steps to p...

Given a pardon from jail, Roy Earle gets back into the swing of things as he robs a swanky resort.

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An African-American prison psychiatrist finds the boundaries of his professionalism sorely tested wh...

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The true and infamous story of Australia's notorious criminal Mark 'Chopper' Read and his years of c...

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Uptight lawyer Peter Sanderson wants to dive back into dating after his divorce and has a hard time ...

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Jacek climbs into the taxi driven by Waldemar, tells him to drive to a remote location, then brutall...

François, a miserable football player, becomes a town hero after bringing victory in an extremely im...

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The escape of Bubber Reeves from prison affects the inhabitants of a small Southern town.

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