The Brig
1964 | 68m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Jonas Mekas |
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| Writer: | Kenneth H. Brown |
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| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Sep 20, 1964 |
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| Director: | Jonas Mekas |
| Writer: | Kenneth H. Brown |
| Genres: | War |
| Keywords | sadism, jail, discipline, military police, the living theatre |
| Production Companies | White Line Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 19, 2026 Entered: Apr 27, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Warren Finnerty | Lintz |
| Henry Howard | Cpt. Grace |
| Tom Lilard | Warden |
| James Tiroff | Prisoner No.1 |
| Steven Ben Israel | Prisoner No.2 |
| Rufus Collins | Prisoner No.3 |
| Gene Lipton | Prisoner No.4 |
| Michael Elias | Prisoner No.5 |
| William Shari | Prisoner No.6 |
| Viktor Allen | Prisoner No.7 |
| George Bartenieff | Prisoner No.8 |
| Gene Gordon | Prisoner No.9 |
| Mark Duffy | Prisoner No.10 |
| Henry Proach | New Prisoner |
| Carl Einhorn | Prisoner Chaser |
| Luke Theodore | Prisoner Chaser |
| Jim Anderson | Tepperman |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Kenneth H. Brown | Writer |
| Jonas Mekas | Cinematography, Director, Director of Photography |
| Adolfas Mekas | Editor |
| Name | Title |
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| David C. Stone | Producer |
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| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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