Penitentiary 1979

Name: Penitentiary
Released: 1979-12-01
Cast: Leon Isaac Kennedy, Thommy Pollard, Hazel Spears, Donovan Womack, Floyd 'Wildcat' Chatman

Synopsis:

A hitchhiker named Martel Gordone gets in a fight with two bikers over a prostitute, and one of the bikers is killed. Gordone is arrested and sent to prison, where he joins the prison's boxing team in an effort to secure an early parole and to establish his dominance over the prison's toughest gang.

Directed by:	Jamaa Fanaka
Written by:	Jamaa Fanaka
Release date:	1979-12-01
Runtime:	99 minutes
Tagline:	There's only one way out, and 100 fools stand in the way!
Related titles:	Penitentiary III 1987 Penitentiary II 1982