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Penitentiary

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1979
 99 minutes (1 hrs 39 mins)

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Directed by

Jamaa Fanaka

Starring

Wilbur Hi-Fi White · Leon Isaac Kennedy · Thomas M. Pollard · Hazel Spears · Donovan Womack · Floyd Wildcat Chatman

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Release dates

US release date US release: 1st December 1979
Mexico release date Mexico release: 5th November 1981

Other movies in this series

Penitentiary
Penitentiary II
Penitentiary III

Certificates

US
R

MA15+

18

Total grosses

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