Released:
1971-10-01

Overview:
In this fictional documentary, U.S. prisons are at capacity, and President Nixon declares a state of emergency. All new prisoners, most of whom are connected to the antiwar movement, are now given the choice of jail time or spending three days in Punishment Park, where they will be hunted for sport by federal authorities. The prisoners invariably choose the latter option, but learn that, between the desert heat and the brutal police officers, their chances of survival are slim.

Director:
Peter Watkins

Runtime:
1h 28min

Genre:
Drama, Thriller

• Cast:
• 
  Patrick Boland
  as
  Tribunal Defendant
• 
  Carmen Argenziano
  as
  Jay Kaufman (Tribunal Defendant)
• 
  Kent Foreman
  as
  Lee Robert Brown (Tribunal Defendant)
• 
  Luke Johnson
  as
  William Luke Valerio (Tribunal Defendant)
• 
  Katherine Quittner
  as
  Nancy Jane Smith (Tribunal Defendant)