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.
Prisoner No.2
The runtime is 68 minutes (1h 8m).
The film was directed by Jonas Mekas.
The screenplay was written by Kenneth H. Brown.
Cinematography was handled by Jonas Mekas.
This title is listed on IMDb as tt0057899.
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The Brig
Released
English
United States of America
