Movie · Drama · Crime

Robert Redford stars in this potent drama based on the real life story of Tom Murton, the prison superintendent who exposed scandalous abuse and murder in a state prison. Posing as a prisoner, Brubaker (Redford) discovers corruption in a state penitentiary before revealing himself to be the new warden. His crusade to bring reform puts him in grave danger in this powerful, illuminating film.

1980 · 2h 12m

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Robert Redford stars in this potent drama based on the real life story of Tom Murton, the prison superintendent who exposed scandalous abuse and murder in a state prison. Posing as a prisoner, Brubaker (Redford) discovers corruption in a state penitentiary before revealing himself to be the new warden. His crusade to bring reform puts him in grave danger in this powerful, illuminating film.

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Average 6.6
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Studio
20th Century Fox
Released
1980
Run Time
2 hr 12 min
Rated
R
Region of Origin
United States
© 1980 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. All rights reserved.

Languages

Original Audio
English
Audio

English (United States) (AAC, ⁨Dolby 5.1⁩), French (France) (AAC), Spanish (Latin America) (AAC)

Subtitles

English (United States) (CC), Dutch , French (France) , German (Germany) , Greek , Italian (Italy) , Portuguese (Brazil) , Russian , Spanish (Latin America) , Spanish (Spain) , Swedish

Accessibility

Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.