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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:
1st December 1979
Mexico release:
5th November 1981
Other movies in this series
Penitentiary
Penitentiary II
Penitentiary III
Certificates
US
R
MA15+
18
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US release: 1st December 1979
Mexico release: 5th November 1981
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