Punishment Park
1971 · 88 MIN · IMDB 7.7 · 7,905 VOTES · DIR. Peter Watkins
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,488 lines
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00:00:07 ...also known as the McCarran Act...
00:03:32 ...for the suppression of its own people
00:06:52 "... for said subversive elements"
00:10:45 Clear the tribunal
00:14:06 ...and three federal marshals
00:19:10 So fuck him
00:22:18 ...what they call "hindering the war effort"
00:25:28 The home, true love...
00:28:32 The police came in...
00:32:30 ...that this had taken place...
00:36:41 - Very much so. - All the time
00:40:43 ...for one day or for one week...
00:45:57 Evidence Nancy Smith
00:48:33 I would take every man...
00:51:32 Silence the defendant!
00:55:02 We do our best
00:58:36 Distance to the US flag...
01:02:01 No, I'm not afraid to die. That's quite obvious
01:05:18 ...co-founder of the National Committee Against War And Repression
01:08:54 The movement went through a long time in history...
01:12:16 ...that's the only way to possibly win the game
01:15:27 ...sent a telegram for reading at the Artists' Variety show
01:19:50 James Arthur Kohler: 5 to 7 years in a federal penitentiary
01:23:40 They had a chance to stop. Did they stop? I'm asking you
Cast & Characters
Patrick Boland
First Tribunal Defendant
Kent Foreman
Defendant in the tribunal
Carmen Argenziano
Jay Kaufman, Tribunal Defendant
Luke Johnson
Defendant in the tribunal
Katherine Quittner
Nancy Smith
Scott Turner
James Arthur Kohler, Tribunal Defendant
Stan Armsted
Charles Robbins
Mary Ellen Kleinhall
Allison Mitchner
Mark Keats
William C. Hoeger, Tribunal Chairman
Gladys Golden
Mary Jurgens, Tribunal Member
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,488
Dialogue density16.9 lines / min
First line00:00:07
Final line01:23:40
Production Record
DirectorPeter Watkins
LanguageEnglish
Budget$95,000
IMDb votes7,905