Penitentiary (1979)

Penitentiary (1979)

There's only one way out, and 100 fools stand in the way! 1979-12-01 United States of America 99 Min. PG-13
5.2 25 votes

Overview

A hitchhiker named Martel Gordone gets in a fight with two bikers over a prostitute, and one of the bikers is killed. Gordone is arrested and sent to prison, where he joins the prison's boxing team in an effort to secure an early parole and to establish his dominance over the prison's toughest gang.

Cast

Leon Isaac Kennedy is Martel 'Too Sweet' Gordone
Martel 'Too Sweet' Gordone
Thommy Pollard  is Eugene T. Lawson
Eugene T. Lawson
Hazel Spears  is Linda (as Hazel Spear)
Linda (as Hazel Spear)
Donovan Womack  is Jesse Amos
Jesse Amos
Floyd 'Wildcat' Chatman  is Hezzikia 'Seldom Seen' Jackson (as Floyd Chatman)
Hezzikia 'Seldom Seen' Jackson (as Floyd Chatman)
Chuck Mitchell is Lieutenant Arnsworth
Lieutenant Arnsworth
Badja Djola is 'Half Dead' Johnson
'Half Dead' Johnson
Cepheus Jaxon  is Poindexter
Poindexter
Dwaine Fobbs  is Lying Latney Winborn
Lying Latney Winborn