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Unchained (1955) [N/A]

Release Date:
August 25, 1955

Original Title:
Unchained

Genres:
Crime | Drama

Production Companies:
Hall Bartlett Productions
Warner Bros. Pictures

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
 N/A

Runtime: 75

What keeps them from crashing out?

Overview from TheMovieDB

This fact-based prison drama tells the tale of a band of prisoners living in the innovative 2,600-acre prison at Chino, California. The place takes a humanistic approach to reform and there are no armed guards, no lockups and no uniforms. The underlying philosophy is that if these things are not there, the prisoners will not want to escape, and will instead accept their punishment. A new inmate arrives and soon accustoms himself to the new idea. The story includes the Oscar nominated song Unchained Melody.

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Production

Assistant Director:
Robert Farfan

Assistant Editor:
Hugh Chaloupka

Book:
Kenyon J. Scudder

Director:
Hall Bartlett

Director of Photography:
Virgil Miller

Editor:
Cotton Warburton

Grip:
Fred Russell

Hairstylist:
Jane Romeyn

Lyricist:
Hy Zaret

Makeup Artist:
Steven Clensos

Music:
Alex North

Production Manager:
Ben Chapman

Set Decoration:
Edward G. Boyle

Sound:
Hal Bumbaugh

Technical Advisor:
Rebekah Scudder
Kenyon J. Scudder

Writer:
Hall Bartlett

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