Penitentiary III

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Penitentiary III
Penitentiary III poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Jamaa Fanaka
Screenplay byJamaa Fanaka
Produced byJamaa Fanaka
Leon Isaac Kennedy
Starring Leon Isaac Kennedy
Anthony Geary
Steve Antin
Ric Mancini
Marie Burrell Fanaka
Raymond Kessler
CinematographyMarty Ollstein
Edited byAlain Jakubowicz
Music by Garry Schyman
Production
company
Distributed by Cannon 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]

Contents

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.

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