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Cruel and Unusual

  • 2017
  • 1h 42m
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Cruel and Unusual (2017)
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"Cruel and Unusual" is the story of three men who have spent longer in solitary confinement than any other prisoners in the US because of the murder of a prison guard in 1972 at Angola, the ... Read all"Cruel and Unusual" is the story of three men who have spent longer in solitary confinement than any other prisoners in the US because of the murder of a prison guard in 1972 at Angola, the Louisiana state penitentiary. Robert King, Herman Wallace and Albert Woodfox were convicte... Read all"Cruel and Unusual" is the story of three men who have spent longer in solitary confinement than any other prisoners in the US because of the murder of a prison guard in 1972 at Angola, the Louisiana state penitentiary. Robert King, Herman Wallace and Albert Woodfox were convicted by bribed and blind eye witnesses and with no physical evidence. Targeted as members of ... Read all

  • Director
    • Vadim Jean
  • Writer
    • Vadim Jean
  • Stars
    • Corey Johnson
    • Robert King
    • Herman Wallace
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    • Director
      • Vadim Jean
    • Writer
      • Vadim Jean
    • Stars
      • Corey Johnson
      • Robert King
      • Herman Wallace
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    • Release date
      • May 26, 2017 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Case of the Angola 3
    • Production companies
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      • Gold Circle Films
      • UKTV
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