The title is vital, since the bulk of the action consists of a well-dressed man magically producing a series of items to furnish a bare room, culminating in his summoning up a charming lady to share his meal. Hearing the guards approaching, the man reverses the process, ending with a bare room when the two men enter.
Timeworn Joe Collins and his fellow inmates live under the heavy thumb of the sadistic, power-tripping guard Captain Munsey. Only Collins' dreams of escape keep him going, but how can he possibly bust out of Munsey's chains?
Young drifter tells his story in flashback from prison.
A single mistake puts a 19-year old girl behind bars, where she experiences the terrors and torments of women in prison.
Jerry and a friend overhear that Robin Hood is imprisoned; they set off to free him, but first they have to contend with his guard, Tom.
Počas 2. svetovej vojny najvyššie nemecké velenie vytvorilo špeciálny tábor, kde boli deportovaný najproblémovejší zajatci spojeneckých armád. Veliteľ tábora plukovník von Luger upozorní seniora zajatých spojeneckých dôstojníkov kapitána Ramseya, že z tohto tábora, ktorý má najvyššie bezpečnostné opatrenia proti úteku, sa nikomu nepodarí uniknúť. Ten však von Lugerovi pripomenie, že pokus o útek zo zajatia je povinnosť každého správneho dôstojníka. A hneď prvý deň sa túto povinnosť pokúsi splniť hneď niekoľko čestných mužov. Neúspešne. Veliteľ Barlett, ktorému sa podarilo zorganizovať už niekoľko útekov, preto navrhne Ramseyovi neuveriteľnú akciu, pri ktorej by z tábora hneď zmizlo 250 zajatcov. A tak sa dajú do pohybu utajené prípravy na najväčší útek tejto vojny.
A guard prevents the inmate's escape from the prison. During his second attempt, the inmate decides to save guard's life who have been fallen into the river while trying to catch him. Since the guard's job is now to keep an eye on him in the cell, they spend a lot time together and their hatred turns into a sincere friendship. The guard wants to help inmate to escape again.
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".
Documentary looking at the culture of three motels and their owners who remain untouched by homogenization and corporatism, located in Santa Fe, New Mexico; Florence, Arizona; and the semi-ghost town of Death Valley Junction, California. Everyone has an unusual story to tell.
The Stanford prison experiment was a landmark psychological study of the human response to captivity, in particular, to the real world circumstances of prison life, and the effects of imposed social roles on behaviour. It was conducted in 1971 by a team of researchers led by Philip Zimbardo of Stanford University.
Robbins je odsúdený na dlhodobé väzenie za vraždu generála. Jeho novým domovom je väzenie, ktoré sa opúšťa len nohami dopredu. Ešte nikomu sa z neho nepodarilo újsť. Riaditeľ väznice navyše zakúpil ostrov Absolon, ktorý mu slúži ako súkromné ihrisko. Práve na tomto mieste sú vypustení tí najhorší z najhorších aby sa navzájom pozabíjali. A práve tu je vypustený aj Robbins.
A drug lord's prison connections make this a dangerous and deadly assignment for undercover FBI agent Danielle Peters.
Prison guard falls in love with inmate. She wants him to let her escape.
A young police officer "makes a mess" of a police operation, shoots a man in self-defense, and ends up in prison. There he learns that the world isn't black and white, but has many shades of gray, and makes new friends and enemies.
Bývalý príslušník špeciálnych jednotiek Cameron Poe si odsedel osem let vo väzení za neúmyselné zabitie opilca, ktorý napadol jeho manželku Triciu. V deň svojho prepustenia na slobodu sa ocitne vo väzenskom lietadle spolu so zločincami najhrubšieho zrna. Tí sa pod vedením inteligentného, ale psychopatického vraha Cyrusa "Virusa" Grissoma pokúsia o hromadný útek. Cameron, ktorého ostatní trestanci považujú za spojenca, je jediným mužom v lietadle, čo môže celej akcii zabrániť. Okrem nastolenia spravodlivosti mu ide predovšetkým o to, aby sa po rokoch odlúčenia zišiel so svojou ženou a dcérkou, ktorú ešte nikdy v živote nevidel.
Joe Goodies has just entered an advertising agency after recovering from the death of his girlfriend in a car accident. Ruined by the compensation he has to pay for the accident, he decides, with his new girlfriend, to kidnap the son of the president of the agency and ask for a bailout.
The movie is based on the autobiography of Horst Fantazzini. Son of an anarchist, he was known in Northern Italy as “the gentleman bandit” because he robbed banks without violence, with only a toy gun. After many convictions and jailbreaks, in the summer of 1973 he's being held in Fossano, Piedmont when he tries to escape again. This time things get messy and he has to use a real gun and take two prison guards as hostages.
Film nakrútený podľa knihy Stephena Kinga. Dej sa odohráva v 30-tych rokoch minulého storočia. Paul Edgecomb je cynický väzenský strážca v oddelení pre odsúdených na trest smrti. Do cely smrti príde vysoký zavalitý černoch John Coffey s obrovskými rukami. Je odsúdený za vraždu dvoch detí a bojí sa spať v cele bez svetla. Edgecomb a ďalší strážcovia majú však čoskoro morálnu dilemu, keď zistia, že Coffey je obdarovaný mimoriadnou schopnosťou.
A short directed by Diederik Van Rooijen.
Dao was life sentenced from the guilty of murder at first degree which changed her world upside down, once young bright graduate with prosperous future with her boyfriend turned to be a convict in Area 8.