The Shadow's Edge
2025 · Action · Crime
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Film / 1971
Punishment Park
Directed by
Peter Watkins
In this fictional documentary, U.S. prisons are at capacity, and President Nixon declares a state of emergency. All new prisoners, most of whom are connected to the antiwar movement, are now given the choice of jail time or spending three days in Punishment Park, where they will be hunted for sport by federal authorities. The prisoners invariably choose the latter option, but learn that, between the desert heat and the brutal police officers, their chances …
The story
In this fictional documentary, U.S. prisons are at capacity, and President Nixon declares a state of emergency. All new prisoners, most of whom are connected to the antiwar movement, are now given the choice of jail time or spending three days in Punishment Park, where they will be hunted for sport by federal authorities. The prisoners invariably choose the latter option, but learn that, between the desert heat and the brutal police officers, their chances of survival are slim.
Cast
Patrick BolandTribunal Defendant
Carmen ArgenzianoJay Kaufman (Tribunal Defendant)
Kent ForemanLee Robert Brown (Tribunal Defendant)
Luke JohnsonWilliam Luke Valerio (Tribunal Defendant)
Katherine QuittnerNancy Jane Smith (Tribunal Defendant)
Scott TurnerJames Arthur Kohler (Tribunal Defendant)
Stan ArmstedCharles Robbins (Tribunal Defendant)
Mary Ellen KleinhallAllison Mitchner (Tribunal Defendant)
Mark KeatsWilliam C. Hoeger (Tribunal Chairman)
Gladys GoldenMary Jurgens (Tribunal Member)
Sanford GoldenSenator Harris (Tribunal Member)
George GregoryMr. Keagan (Tribunal Member)
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Norman SinclairTribunal Member
Sigmund RichProf. Hazlett
Paul RosensteinTribunal Member
Lee MarksFederal Agent
Sandy CoxStenographer
Frederic FranklynDefense Attorney
Ross BrieglebTribunal Doctor
Joe HudginsChief Tribunal Marshall
Rodger GreeneTribunal Marshall
Tom KempTribunal Marshall
Harry McKassonTribunal Marshall
Harold BeaulieuDefendant in the Desert (Militant)
Cynthia JenkinsDefendant in the Desert (Militant)
Jack LondonDefendant in the Desert (Militant)
Rob LewineDefendant in the Desert (Militant)
Viola GonzalezDefendant in the Desert (Semi-Militant)
Roland GonzalezDefendant in the Desert (Semi-Militant)
Jack GozdzikDefendant in the Desert (Semi-Militant)
Brian HartDefendant in the Desert (Semi-Militant)
Linda MandelDefendant in the Desert (Semi-Militant)
Don PinoDefendant in the Desert (Semi-Militant)
Jason SommersDefendant in the Desert (Semi-Militant)
Conchita Thornton-MarusichDefendant in the Desert (Semi-Militant)
Gary JohnsonDefendant in the Desert (Pacifist)
Michelle JohnsonDefendant in the Desert (Pacifist)
Ted MartinDefendant in the Desert (Pacifist)
Don McDonaldDefendant in the Desert (Pacifist)
Harold SchneiderDefendant in the Desert (Pacifist)
Jim BohanOfficer Edwards (as Jim Bowan)
Val DanielSheriff's Dept.
Harlan GreenSheriff's Dept.
Dennis WilsonSheriff's Dept.
Paul AlelyunesCity Police
Kerry CannonCity Police
Bob FranklinCity Police
Bruce McGuireCity Police
Ron PenningtonCity Police
Allen PowellCity Police
Jim WettsteinCity Police
Jim ChurchillNational Guard
Danny ConlonNational Guard
Wally McKayNational Guard
Cliff PinardNational Guard
Don VannNational Guard
Charlie WyattNational Guard
Peter WatkinsDocumentarist (uncredited)
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