Penitentiary (1979 film)
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For the 1938 film of the same name, see Penitentiary (1938 film).
Penitentiary is a 1979 American blaxploitation drama film written, produced and directed by Jamaa Fanaka, and starring Leon Isaac Kennedy as Martel "Too Sweet" Gordone, a man who deals with his wrongful imprisonment as a black youth. The film was released on November 21, 1979.
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Penitentiary | |
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Directed by | Jamaa Fanaka |
Written by | Jamaa Fanaka |
Produced by | Jamaa Fanaka Alicia Dhanifu Robert Edelen Irving Parham |
Starring | Leon Isaac Kennedy Wilbur White Thommy Pollard Hazel Spears Donovan Womack |
Cinematography | Marty Ollstein |
Edited by | Betsy Blankett Millicevic |
Distributed by | The Jerry Gross Organization |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $100,000 (estimated) |
Box office | $4 million[1] |
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