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The Concrete Jungle

The Concrete Jungle

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The Concrete Jungle

"Behind these bars everybody belongs to someone."

1982

1h 39m

6.0(74 votes)

Crime

Drama

Overview

An unfortunate and naive girl is set up by her boyfriend and convicted of drug smuggling. She is sent to a women's correctional facility where she must constantly struggle to survive.

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Jill St. John

Jill St. John

Warden Fletcher

Tracey E. Bregman

Tracey E. Bregman

Elizabeth

BarBara Luna

BarBara Luna

Cat

June Barrett

Icy

Aimée Eccles

Aimée Eccles

Spider

Sondra Currie

Sondra Currie

Katherine

Peter Brown

Peter Brown

Danny

Susan Mechsner

Breaker

Karen Sheperd

Karen Sheperd

Kung Fu

Robert Miano

Robert Miano

Stone

Creative team

Directed by: Tom DeSimone
Written by: Alan J. Adler
Produced by: Billy Fine

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