When the new warden comes in disguised as an inmate, he sees firsthand all the corruption and scams the guards and prison officials are running. When he reveals himself and starts to implement reforms to stop the corruption, the local business community, who had been benefiting from the scams, fights back, and the corrupt prison system starts making political trouble for the new warden.
Release Date: 20 June 1980Runtime: 131 min
Stars:
- Albert Salmi
- David Keith
- Everett McGill
- Jane Alexander
- Jon Van Ness
- Linda Haynes
- M. Emmet Walsh
- Matt Clark
- Morgan Freeman
- Murray Hamilton
- Richard Ward
- Robert Redford
- Tim McIntire
- Val Avery
- Yaphet Kotto
Director: Stuart Rosenberg
