Movie

Penitentiary

Released: December 1, 1979 (1979)

Runtime: 99 minutes

Genres: Action, Drama, Crime

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.

Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)

Chuck Mitchell as Lieutenant Arnsworth
Age at release: 52
Gloria Delaney as Peaches
Age at release: 32
Badja Djola as 'Half Dead' Johnson
Age at release: 31
Leon Isaac Kennedy as Martel 'Too Sweet' Gordone
Age at release: 30
Thommy Pollard as Eugene T. Lawson
Age at release: Unknown
Hazel Spears as Linda (as Hazel Spear)
Age at release: Unknown
Donovan Womack as Jesse Amos
Age at release: Unknown
Floyd 'Wildcat' Chatman as Hezzikia 'Seldom Seen' Jackson (as Floyd Chatman)
Age at release: Unknown
Wilbur 'Hi-Fi' White as Sweet Pea
Age at release: Unknown
Cepheus Jaxon as Poindexter
Age at release: Unknown

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Dwaine Fobbs as Lying Latney Winborn
Age at release: Unknown
Ernest Wilson as Cheese
Age at release: Unknown
Will Richardson as Magilla Gorilla
Age at release: Unknown
Elijah Mitchell as Nut #1
Age at release: Unknown
Tony Andrea as Mook
Age at release: Unknown