The Brig

Overview

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.

Cast

Warren Finnerty

Lintz

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Henry Howard

Cpt. Grace

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Tom Lilard

Warden

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James Tiroff

Prisoner No.1

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Steven Ben Israel

Prisoner No.2

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Rufus Collins

Prisoner No.3

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Gene Lipton

Prisoner No.4

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Michael Elias

Prisoner No.5

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William Shari

Prisoner No.6

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Viktor Allen

Prisoner No.7

George Bartenieff

Prisoner No.8

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Gene Gordon

Prisoner No.9