The Big House Leavenworth (Season 1, Episode 4)
TV Episode | 44 min | Documentary

The Big House

Leavenworth (Season 1, Episode 4)

TV Episode | 44 min | Documentary

An exclusive look at America's first federal prison. Operating since 1895, Leavenworth has had its share of notoriety - from The Birdman of Alcatraz and exciting escapes to bloody riots and escalating violence.

Composers

Zeljko Marasovich | Clifford I. Stine

Editors

Michael W. Andrews | Michael Hall

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Updated Oct 15, 1998

Release date

Oct 15, 1998 (United States)

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16 cast members

Name	Known for
Paul Sorvino Self - Narrator Self - Narrator See fewer	The Rocketeer (1991)
Bill Arnold Self - Former Corrections Office, Leavenworth Self - Former Corrections Office, Leavenworth See fewer	The Big House (1998)
Jolene Babyak Self - Self - See fewer	History's Secrets (2007)
J.W. Booker Self - Warden, Leavenworth Penitentiary Self - Warden, Leavenworth Penitentiary See fewer	The Big House (1998)
Al Capone Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Mark Corriston Self - Archvisit, National Archives and Records Administration Self - Archvisit, National Archives and Records Administration See fewer	The Big House (1998)
Diana Duff Self - Archvvist, National Archives and Records Administration Self - Archvvist, National Archives and Records Administration See fewer	The Big House (1998)
Jim Fisher Self - Writer, 'Kansas City Star' Self - Writer, 'Kansas City Star' See fewer	The Big House (1998)
George Kelly Self (archive footage) (as Machine Gun Kelly) Self (archive footage) (as Machine Gun Kelly) See fewer	The American Gang Busters (1940)
Stephen Kohn Self - Author, 'America's Political Prisoners' Self - Author, 'America's Political Prisoners' See fewer	Whistleblowers: The Untold Stories (2011)
John Mitchell Self - Former Corrections Officer, Leavenworth Self - Former Corrections Officer, Leavenworth See fewer	The Big House (1998)
Connie Parish Self - Reporter, 'Leavenworth Star' Self - Reporter, 'Leavenworth Star' See fewer	The Big House (1998)
John Roberts Self - Chief of Communications and Archives, Federal Bureau of Prisons Self - Chief of Communications and Archives, Federal Bureau of Prisons See fewer	The Big House (1998)
William G. Robertson Self - Combined Arms Center Historian, Fort Levenworth Self - Combined Arms Center Historian, Fort Levenworth See fewer	The Big House (1998)
Gaylord Schultz Self - Former Corrections Officer, Leavenworth Self - Former Corrections Officer, Leavenworth See fewer	The Big House (1998)
Morton Sobell Self - Former Alcatraz Inmate Self - Former Alcatraz Inmate See fewer	The Unquiet Death of Julius & Ethel Rosenberg (1974)