Prison
Sign in to save1987 horror film directed by Renny Harlin
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5.8After Charles Forsyth was sent to the electric chair for a crime he didn't commit, he forever haunts the prison where he was executed. Flash forward several years when the prison is reopened, under the control of its new warden Eaton Sharpe, a former security guard who framed Charlie. When prisoners are ordered to break down the wall to the execution room, they unknowingly release the angry spirit of Charles Forsyth, a powerful being distributing his murderous rage to all, leading up to the Warden himself.
Released: 1987-12-08102 minDir: Renny HarlinCrime, Horror, Thriller, Drama
Cast
- Viggo Mortensen as Burke / Forsythe Electrocution
- Chelsea Field as Katherine Walker
- Lane Smith as Warden Eaton Sharpe
- Lincoln Kilpatrick as Cresus
- Tom Everett as Rabbitt
- Ivan Kane as Lasagna
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Key dates
- Published
- 1987
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- film
- Genre
- prison film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Renny Harlin
- Screenwriter
- Renny Harlin
- Composer
- Richard Band
- Cinematographer
- Mac Ahlberg
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1980s prison films1987 American films1987 English-language films1987 films1987 horror filmsAmerican ghost filmsAmerican supernatural horror filmsEmpire International Pictures filmsEnglish-language crime filmsEnglish-language horror filmsFilms about miscarriage of justiceFilms directed by Renny Harlin