Brubaker

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Brubaker is a 1980 American prison drama film directed by Stuart Rosenberg. It stars Robert Redford as a newly arrived prison warden, Henry Brubaker, who attempts to clean up a corrupt and violent penal system. The screenplay by W. D. Richter is a fictionalized version of the 1969 book, Accomplices to the Crime: The Arkansas Prison Scandal by Tom Murton and Joe Hyams, detailing Murton's uncovering of the 1967 prison scandal. The film features a large supporting cast, including Yaphet Kotto, Jane Alexander, Murray Hamilton, David Keith, Tim McIntire, Matt Clark, M. Emmet Walsh, Everett McGill and an early appearance by Morgan Freeman. It was nominated for Best Original Screenplay at the 1981 Academy Awards.

Cast

Morgan Freeman actor Robert Redford actor Jane Alexander actor Yaphet Kotto actor Val Avery actor M. Emmet Walsh actor David Keith actor Harry Groener actor Wilford Brimley actor Noble Willingham actor Everett McGill actor

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Joe Spinell actor

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Murray Hamilton actor Albert Salmi actor

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J. C. Quinn actor

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Matt Clark actor

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John McMartin actor

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Kent Broadhurst actor

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Lee Richardson actor Richard Ward actor