Acting
Ted de Corsia's warden: pure bureaucratic menace.
Direction
Wilbur squeezes claustrophobia from every concrete corridor.
Director
Crane Wilbur
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot on location at Folsom State Prison with real inmates as extras; several were serving life sentences.
Released during the 1950s prison reform debate, the film's cynical ending—reform causes disaster—reflected conservative backlash against progressive penology.
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