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Punishment Park (1971)
R
91 min | Drama, Thriller

Punishment Park (1971)

91 min | Drama, Thriller

"Punishment Park" is a pseudo-documentary purporting to be a film crews's news coverage of the team of soldiers escorting a group of hippies, draft dodgers, and anti-establishment types across the desert in a type of capture the flag game....See more"Punishment Park" is a pseudo-documentary purporting to be a film crews's news coverage of the team of soldiers escorting a group of hippies, draft dodgers, and anti-establishment types across the desert in a type of capture the flag game. The soldiers vow not to interfere with the rebels' progress and merely shepherd them along to their destination. At that point, having obtained their goal, they will be released. The film crew's coverage is meant to insure that the military's intentions are honorable. As the representatives of the 60's counter-culture get nearer to passing this arbitrary test, the soldiers become increasingly hostile, attempting to force the hippies out of their pacifist behavior. A lot of this film appears improvised and in several scenes real tempers seem to flare as some of the "acting" got overaggressive. This is a interesting exercise in situational ethics. The cinéma vérité style, hand-held camera, and ambiguous demands of the director - would the actors be able to maintain their roles given the hazing they were taking - pushed some to the brink. The cast's emotions are clearly on the surface. Unfortunately this film has gone completely underground and is next to impossible to find. It would offer a captivating document of the distrust that existed between soldiers willfully serving in the military and those persons who opposed the war peacefully. Written by Dick Rockwell See less

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61 cast members

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Patrick Boland First Tribunal Defendant First Tribunal Defendant See fewer	Punishment Park (1971)
Kent Foreman Defendant in the tribunal Defendant in the tribunal See fewer	Punishment Park (1971)
Carmen Argenziano Jay Kaufman, Tribunal Defendant Jay Kaufman, Tribunal Defendant See fewer	Identity (2003)
Luke Johnson Defendant in the tribunal Defendant in the tribunal See fewer	Punishment Park (1971)
Katherine Quittner Nancy Smith Nancy Smith See fewer	Punishment Park (1971)
Scott Turner James Arthur Kohler, Tribunal Defendant James Arthur Kohler, Tribunal Defendant See fewer	Punishment Park (1971)
Stan Armsted Charles Robbins Charles Robbins See fewer	Punishment Park (1971)
Mary Ellen Kleinhall Allison Mitchner Allison Mitchner See fewer	Punishment Park (1971)
Mark Keats William C. Hoeger, Tribunal Chairman William C. Hoeger, Tribunal Chairman See fewer	Punishment Park (1971)
Gladys Golden Mary Jurgens, Tribunal Member Mary Jurgens, Tribunal Member See fewer	Punishment Park (1971)
Sanford Golden Sen. Harris Sen. Harris See fewer	Punishment Park (1971)
George Gregory Mr. Keagan Mr. Keagan See fewer	Punishment Park (1971)
Norman Sinclair Alfred J. Sully - Tribunal Member Alfred J. Sully - Tribunal Member See fewer	Punishment Park (1971)
Sigmund Rich Prof. Hazlett Prof. Hazlett See fewer	Punishment Park (1971)
Paul Rosenstein Paul Reynolds - Tribunal Member Paul Reynolds - Tribunal Member See fewer	Punishment Park (1971)
Lee Marks Robert J. Donovan, FBI Agent Robert J. Donovan, FBI Agent See fewer	Punishment Park (1971)
Sandy Cox Stenographer Stenographer See fewer	Punishment Park (1971)
Fred Franklyn James Daly, Defense Attorney (as Frederick Franklyn) James Daly, Defense Attorney (as Frederick Franklyn) See fewer	The Fog (1980)
Ross Briegleb Tribunal Doctor Tribunal Doctor See fewer	Punishment Park (1971)
Joe Hudgins Chief Tribunal Marshall Chief Tribunal Marshall See fewer	Punishment Park (1971)
Radger Greene Federal Marshall Federal Marshall See fewer	Punishment Park (1971)
Tom Kemp Tribunal Marshall Tribunal Marshall See fewer	Punishment Park (1971)
Harry McKasson Tribunal Marshall Tribunal Marshall See fewer	Punishment Park (1971)
Harold Beaulieu Desert Militant Desert Militant See fewer	Une constitution (2013)
Cynthia Jenkins Desert Militant Desert Militant See fewer	Punishment Park (1971)
Jack London Desert Militant Desert Militant See fewer	Money Talks (1972)
Bob Lewine Desert Militant (as Rob Lewine) Desert Militant (as Rob Lewine) See fewer	Punishment Park (1971)
Rolando González Desert Semi-Militant (as Roland Gonzalez) Desert Semi-Militant (as Roland Gonzalez) See fewer	Mr. Krueger's Christmas (1980)
Viola Gonzalez Desert Semi-Militant Desert Semi-Militant See fewer	Punishment Park (1971)
Jack Gozdick Desert Semi-Militant Desert Semi-Militant See fewer	Punishment Park (1971)
Brian Hart Desert Semi-Militant Desert Semi-Militant See fewer	Punishment Park (1971)
Linda Mandel Desert Semi-Militant Desert Semi-Militant See fewer	Punishment Park (1971)
Don Pino Desert Semi-Militant Desert Semi-Militant See fewer	Punishment Park (1971)
Jason Sunners Desert Semi-Militant (as Jason Sommers) Desert Semi-Militant (as Jason Sommers) See fewer	Punishment Park (1971)
Conchita Thornston Desert Semi-Militant (as Conchita Thornton) Desert Semi-Militant (as Conchita Thornton) See fewer	November Children (1972)
Gary Johnson Desert Pacifist Desert Pacifist See fewer	Jeopardy! (1984)
Michelle Johnson Desert Pacifist (as Michele Johnson) Desert Pacifist (as Michele Johnson) See fewer	Jeopardy! (1984)
Ted Martin Desert Pacifist Desert Pacifist See fewer	Punishment Park (1971)
Don McDonald Desert Pacifist Desert Pacifist See fewer	Punishment Park (1971)
Harold Schneider Desert Pacifist Desert Pacifist See fewer	The Hollywood Squares (Daytime) (1965)
Jim Bohan Captain, Sheriff's Dept. Captain, Sheriff's Dept. See fewer	American Graffiti (1973)
Van Daniels Member, Sheriff's Dept. (as Van Daniel) Member, Sheriff's Dept. (as Van Daniel) See fewer	Punishment Park (1971)
Harlan Green Member, Sheriff's Dept. Member, Sheriff's Dept. See fewer	How the West Was Won (1976)
Dennis Wilson Sheriff's dept. Sheriff's dept. See fewer	Punishment Park (1971)
Paul Alelyanes Policeman Policeman See fewer	Punishment Park (1971)
Kerry Cannon Policeman Policeman See fewer	Punishment Park (1971)
Bob Franklin Policeman Policeman See fewer	Sheffey (1977)
Bruce McGuire Policeman Policeman See fewer	Punishment Park (1971)
Ron Pennington Policeman Policeman See fewer	Punishment Park (1971)
Allen Powell Policeman Policeman See fewer	Punishment Park (1971)
Jim Wettstein Policeman Policeman See fewer	Punishment Park (1971)
Jim Churchill National Guardsman National Guardsman See fewer	Punishment Park (1971)
Danny Conlon National Guardsman National Guardsman See fewer	Punishment Park (1971)
Wally McKay National Guardsman National Guardsman See fewer	Punishment Park (1971)
Cliff Pinard National Guardsman National Guardsman See fewer	Punishment Park (1971)
Don Vann National Guardsman National Guardsman See fewer	Punishment Park (1971)
Charlie Wyatt National Guardsman National Guardsman See fewer	Punishment Park (1971)
Mitchell Harding Newscaster (voice) Newscaster (voice) See fewer	Punishment Park (1971)
Mike Hodel Newscaster (voice) (as Michael Hodel) Newscaster (voice) (as Michael Hodel) See fewer	Kill or Be Killed (1993)
John Kerry Policeman Policeman See fewer	Babylon (I) (2022)
Peter Watkins Documentarist (uncredited) Documentarist (uncredited) See fewer	The War Game (1966)