Penitentiary 44 years old

There's only one way out, and 100 fools stand in the way!

Penitentiary

A hitchhiker named Martel Gordone gets in a fight with two bikers over a prostitute, and one of the bikers is killed. Gordone is arrested and sent to prison, where he joins the prison's boxing team in an effort to secure an early parole and to establish his dominance over the prison's toughest gang.

Credits

Penitentiary Cast

Name Character
Badja Djola He was 31, 56 years old when he died as 'Half Dead' Johnson
Chuck Mitchell He was 52, 64 years old when he died as Lieutenant Arnsworth
Floyd 'Wildcat' Chatman as Hezzikia 'Seldom Seen' Jackson (as Floyd Chatman)
Wilbur 'Hi-Fi' White He was 56, 66 years old when he died as Sweet Pea
Tony Andrea as Mook
Cepheus Jaxon as Poindexter
Thommy Pollard as Eugene T. Lawson
Ernest Wilson as Cheese
Donovan Womack as Jesse Amos
Elijah Mitchell as Nut #1
Gloria Delaney as Peaches
Leon Isaac Kennedy He was 30, now 75 years old as Martel 'Too Sweet' Gordone
Dwaine Fobbs as Lying Latney Winborn
Hazel Spears as Linda (as Hazel Spear)
Will Richardson (actor) as Magilla Gorilla

Penitentiary Crew

Name Department
Jamaa Fanaka as Director. He was 37 (69) years old when He died Directing
Jamaa Fanaka as Writer. He was 37 (69) years old when He died Writing
Penitentiary poster
Penitentiary (44 years)

There's only one way out, and 100 fools stand in the way!

  • Release day: Saturday, December 01, 1979
  • Runtime: 99 minutes