The Brig

The Brig

20/9/1964 1h 8m 6.6/10

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.

Director

Jonas Mekas

Top Billed Cast

Warren Finnerty

Warren Finnerty

Lintz

Rufus Collins

Prisoner No.3

Steven Ben Israel

Prisoner No.2

Henry Howard

Cpt. Grace

Tom Lilard

Warden

James Tiroff

Prisoner No.1

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