This morning I happened across “Brute Force” on the Turner Classic Movie
channel. This is a 1947 Jules Dassin film noir about a prison break from
Alcatraz that fortunately is available from Netflix.
As was the case with a number of such films, the movie had heavy
CP/leftist participation and reflected a mood of disillusionment over
the failure of WWII to bring genuine peace. The Cold War was just
beginning and reds in the movie industry were apprehensive about the
future. As also was the case with a number of other noirs, the main
characters are WWII veterans who find themselves behind bars in a
reflection of American society’s failure to absorb them after the
imperialist bloodletting.
full: http://louisproyect.wordpress.com/2009/03/21/brute-force/
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