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"Run convict. Run from the sun. ... the cry is escape now or die!"

When chain gang prisoners attack their guards, some of the hardened criminals escape Brazil's infamous Anchieta Prison amidst all the pick-ax carnage. The government dispatches a machine-gun squad to round up the fugitives.

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What is The Violent and the Damned (1962) about?

When chain gang prisoners attack their guards, some of the hardened criminals escape Brazil's infamous Anchieta Prison amidst all the pick-ax carnage. The government dispatches a machine-gun squad to round up the fugitives.

Who stars in The Violent and the Damned?

The Violent and the Damned stars Arturo de Córdova, Carlos Cotrim, Sadi Cabral, Tônia Carrero, Allan Lima. The film was directed by Carlos Hugo Christensen.

How long is The Violent and the Damned?

The Violent and the Damned has a runtime of 58 min and premiered in 1962.

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