Penitentiary III
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJamaa Fanaka
Screenplay byJamaa Fanaka
Produced byJamaa Fanaka
Leon Isaac Kennedy
StarringLeon Isaac Kennedy
Anthony Geary
Steve Antin
Ric Mancini
Marie Burrell Fanaka
Raymond Kessler
CinematographyMarty Ollstein
Edited byAlain Jakubowicz
Music byGarry Schyman
Production
company
Distributed byCannon Film Distributors
Release date
  • September 4, 1987 (1987-09-04)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$1,392,616[1]

Penitentiary III is a 1987 American crime drama film written and directed by Jamaa Fanaka. It is the sequel to the 1982 film Penitentiary II. The film stars Leon Isaac Kennedy, Anthony Geary, Steve Antin, Ric Mancini, Marie Burrell Fanaka and Raymond Kessler. The film was released on September 4, 1987, by Cannon Film Distributors.[2][3][4]

A man is framed for murder and sent to prison. He is beaten and tortured, then forced to fight the prison's worst killer, a martial-arts fighting midget called Thud.

Cast

References

  1. ^ "Penitentiary III (1987)". Box Office Mojo. 1987-09-04. Retrieved 2015-12-23.
  2. ^ "Penitentiary III (1988) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved 2015-12-23.
  3. ^ Sandra Brennan (2013). "Penitentiary-III - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 2013-10-22. Retrieved 2015-12-23.
  4. ^ "Penitentiary III". Afi.com. Retrieved 2015-12-23.

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Films directed by Jamaa Fanaka
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