I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
“Six sticks of dynamite that blasted his way to freedom … and awoke America’s conscience!”
Drama
A World War I veteran’s dreams of becoming a master architect evaporate in the cold light of economic realities. Things get even worse when he’s falsely convicted of a crime and sent to work on a chain gang.
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This film feels like a relentless, harrowing descent into a brutal, unforgiving system. It's a stark, urgent portrayal of a man's desperate fight for survival against overwhelming odds, leaving you with a profound sense of unease.
grittybleakurgentdesperatepropulsivepre-code dramasocial realismdocumentary-likeinjusticesurvivalthe prison systemloss of freedom
prisonwar veteranblackmailhamburgerbased on true storychain gangfugitivepre-codeescaped prisonerreverendtradesmanprison systemprison brutalityprison lifeprison reforminnocent in jailreformed criminalescapee
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