Brubaker
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Brubaker |
| Original title | Brubaker |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1980 |
| length | 132 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director |
Stuart Rosenberg , Bob Rafelson |
| script |
WD Richter , Arthur A. Ross (Story) |
| production | Ron Silverman |
| music | Lalo Schifrin |
| camera |
Enrique Bravo , Oscar Barber |
| cut | Robert Brown |
| occupation | |
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Brubaker is an American prison drama from the year 1980 under the direction of Stuart Rosenberg with Robert Redford in the lead role. The film is based on a true story. Berliner Synchron GmbH Wenzel Lüdecke was responsible for the German dubbing, Arne Elsholtz for the dialogue book and dialogue direction.
action
The governor of Arkansas nominated Henry Brubaker as the new director of Wakefield Prison in 1968. He is supposed to enforce the new legal reforms there. For this purpose, Brubaker allows himself to be smuggled into the institution as a prisoner. The criminologist Brubaker learns first hand that corruption , rape and torture are part of everyday prison life. In the fields, the prisoners work up to fifteen hours a day until they break down physically. Henry Brubaker is stunned to discover that prisoners are still being held in prison, even though they have long since served their term. Thereupon Brubaker decides to take up the fight against the grievances - not only in the prison he runs, but in the American penal system in general.
In the event of a hostage-taking, Henry Brubaker reveals himself as the new head of the institution and begins to fight the inhuman conditions in his own way by firing corrupt officials and implementing appropriate reforms. His actions and his revelations arouse the suspicion of the governor and the prison board, who criticize him more and more for his work.
When Brubaker finally exhumed a mass grave of around 200 prisoners who had died under dubious circumstances over the decades, he was released on an excuse. But he leaves a legacy with the prisoners. Through him you will gain the knowledge how to make the prison system more humane and thank him with public applause for his work. So he can walk in peace in spite of everything.
In the end credits it says that a group of inmates sued the prison two years after Brubaker's release and that the court ordered a fundamental reform or, alternatively, the closure of the institution.
criticism
"Exciting, socially critical film that starts a song by the courageous lone fighter, but only tentatively suggests the possibilities of change."
"Gripping drama with a true background"
"" Uncompromising view behind bars ""
background
- The drama of Stuart Rosenberg based on a report by Thomas Murton , who was as head of two prisons reform these, and the massive shortly after uncovering human rights violations was fired there. He also acted as a consultant during the shooting.
- The film was shot at Junction City Prison in Junction City, ( Perry County ), Ohio .
- The cost of producing the film was $ 9 million, with revenues in excess of $ 37 million in the United States alone.
Awards
The screenplay by WD Richter and Arthur A. Ross was nominated for the 53rd Academy Awards in 1980 . The film won the Golden Reel Award in 1981 for sound editing .
Web links
- Brubaker in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Brubaker in the online film database
- Brubaker at rotten tomatoes (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Brubaker (1980) German synchronous card index . Retrieved January 19, 2018.
- ↑ Brubaker. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed July 29, 2017 .
- ↑ BRUBAKER Cinema . Retrieved January 16, 2018.
- ^ Brubaker TV Today . Retrieved January 19, 2018.
- Jump up ↑ Brubaker - American drama from 1980. Films - Real Realities . Retrieved January 17, 2018.
- ↑ locations in Ohio: MovieUSA.de . Retrieved January 19, 2018.