Billy Hayes is caught attempting to smuggle drugs out of Turkey. The Turkish courts decide to make an example of him, sentencing him to more than 30 years in prison. Hayes has two opportunities for release: the appeals made by his lawyer, his family, and the American government, or the "Midnight Express".
A man befriends a fellow criminal as the two of them begin serving their sentence on a dreadful prison island, which inspires the man to plot his escape.
Do nápravného zařízení Wakefield přivážejí nového trestance Roberta Redforda. Brzy se však ukáže, že nejde jen o obyčejného vězně.
Austrian farmer Franz Jägerstätter faces the threat of execution for refusing to fight for the Nazis during World War II.
Dr. Philip Zimbardo, profesor psychológie na Stanfordovej univerzite, v roku 1971 najal 24 psychicky zdravých a bezúhonných vysokoškolských študentov, aby počas dvojtýždňového experimentu hrali úlohy väzňov a dozorcov v kulisách väzenia vybudovaného v podzemí univerzity. Väzni v celách sa mali podvoliť zdanlivo miernym pravidlám a dozorcovia mali udržiavať poriadok bez použitia fyzického násilia. Napokon stačilo len šesť dní, aby prepuklo také brutálne a nezvládnuteľné násilie medzi oboma skupinami, že výskumný projekt sa zrútil a musel byť predčasne ukončený.
A World War I veteran’s dreams of becoming a master architect evaporate in the cold light of economic realities. Things get even worse when he’s falsely convicted of a crime and sent to work on a chain gang.
In 19th century France, Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a relentless policeman named Javert. The pursuit consumes both men's lives, and soon Valjean finds himself in the midst of the student revolutions in France.
The true story of Dwight Worker, an American who was caught smuggling drugs in Mexico, and sentenced to fortress-like Lecumberri Prison where he endured brutal conditions. With the help of his wife, Barbara, he escaped the prison by disguising himself as a woman. He was the first prisoner to escape Lecumberri since Pancho Villa.
Chile, 1970. During a night of heavy drinking, Jaime, a lonely 20-year-old young man, is sentenced to prison. There, he meets “The Stallion”, an older and respected man in whom he finds protection, and from whom he learns about love and loyalty. But as their relationship grows stronger, “The Stallion” faces the violent power struggles within the prison.
The true story of Jimmy Boyle, who was reputed to be Scotland's most violent man.
A prison-camp convict learns that his younger brother will soon be joining him behind bars.
Panic arises among Allied POWs aboard a Japanese freighter when they learn that the ship is actually a decoy target for American submarines on night patrol. The prisoners unite and attack their Japanese captors just as an American sub surfaces and, not knowing the prisoners are aboard, prepares to torpedo the ship.
Soldier of fortune, Monroe Bieler, is sent to dole out some American-style justice when the wife and child of an African president are kidnapped by terrorists.
A 1974 film based on the best-selling autobiography of Sonny Carson who joined a gang and committed petty crime before being sent to prison. After his release from prison he changes his life.
The life story of Herman, a promising young man who under extreme circumstances changed into Romania's most effective torture machine in the infamous Pitesti Experiment during the Communist Regime