The Concrete Jungle (film)

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The Concrete Jungle
Directed by Tom DeSimone
Written byAlan J. Adler
Produced byBilly Fine
Mark L. Rosen
Starring Jill St. John
Tracey E. Bregman
Barbara Luna
Sean O'Kane
Sondra Currie
CinematographyAndrew W. Friend
Edited byNino di Marco
Music byJoseph Conlan
Distributed byMotion Picture Marketing
Release date
September 3, 1982
Running time
99 min.
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$700,000 [1]
Box office$11 million [1]

The Concrete Jungle is a 1982 American women in prison film directed by Tom DeSimone and featuring Jill St. John and Tracey E. Bregman. [2]

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Plot

A woman is unsuspectingly used to carry her boyfriend's stash of cocaine in her skis and is caught by airport security. She is tried, convicted and sent to prison where she quickly learns to toughen up if she wants to survive.

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References

  1. 1 2 BROESKE, PAT H. (May 19, 1985). "JAILED BAIT--A NEW WAVE OF WOMEN-IN-PRISON FILMS". Los Angeles Times. p. ac24.
  2. New York Times