The Brig (1964)
68 min
Jonas Mekas’s film captures The Living Theatre’s stage production of The Brig, an unflinching portrait of life inside a U.S. Marine Corps jail in Japan in 1957. Over the course of a single day, prisoners endure relentless drills, abuse, and dehumanization, exposing the brutality of military discipline with stark immediacy.
- Release date
- September 20, 1964
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Warren Finnerty as Guard
- Jim Anderson as Guard
- Henry Howard as Guard
- Tom Lillard as Guard
- James Tiroff as Prisoner
- Steven Ben Israel as Prisoner
- Gene Lipton as Prisoner
- Rufus Collins as Prisoner
- Michael Elias as Prisoner
- William Shari as Prisoner
Crew
- Adolfas Mekas · Director
- Jonas Mekas · Director
- Judith Malina · Director
- Kenneth H. Brown · Writer
- David C. Stone · Producer
- Jonas Mekas · Cinematographer
- Adolfas Mekas · Editor