What do actors do when they act? Few aspects of film craft are as widely discussed—and as little understood.
Directed by Jules Dassin • 1947 • United States
As hard-hitting as its title, BRUTE FORCE was the first of Jules Dassin's forays into the crime genre, a prison melodrama that takes a critical look at American society as well. Burt Lancaster is the timeworn Joe Collins, who, along with his fell...
