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Title: Punishment Park (1971)
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Patrick Boland | ... | First Tribunal Defendant |
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Kent Foreman | ... | Defendant in the tribunal |
| Carmen Argenziano | ... | Jay Kaufman, Tribunal Defendant | |
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Luke Johnson | ... | Defendant in the tribunal |
| Katherine Quittner | ... | Nancy Smith | |
| Scott Turner | ... | James Arthur Kohler, Tribunal Defendant | |
| Stan Armsted | ... | Charles Robbins | |
| Mary Ellen Kleinhall | ... | Allison Mitchner | |
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Mark Keats | ... | William C. Hoeger, Tribunal Chairman |
| Gladys Golden | ... | Mary Jurgens, Tribunal Member | |
| Sanford Golden | ... | Sen. Harris | |
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George Gregory | ... | Mr. Keagan |
| Norman Sinclair | ... | Alfred J. Sully - Tribunal Member | |
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Sigmund Rich | ... | Prof. Hazlett |
| Paul Rosenstein | ... | Paul Reynolds - Tribunal Member | |
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"Punishment Park" is a pseudo-documentary purporting to be a film crews's news coverage of the team of soldiers escorting a group of hippies, draft dodgers, and anti-establishment types across the desert in a type of capture the flag game. The soldiers vow not to interfere with the rebels' progress and merely shepherd them along to their destination. At that point, having obtained their goal, they will be released. The film crew's coverage is meant to insure that the military's intentions are honorable. As the representatives of the 60's counter-culture get nearer to passing this arbitrary test, the soldiers become increasingly hostile, attempting to force the hippies out of their pacifist behavior. A lot of this film appears improvised and in several scenes real tempers seem to flare as some of the "acting" got overaggressive. This is a interesting exercise in situational ethics. The cinéma vérité style, hand-held camera, and ambiguous demands of the director - would the actors be ... Written by Dick Rockwell <dr1orok@atlas.moa.net>
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The movie was filmed with an Eclair 16 mm camera. The theatrical cut and DVD release were blown up to 35 mm film. See more »Goofs
At the end of the film, when the defendants of group 638 are listening their sentences and again when they are being asked if the prefer the Punishment Park instead of their original sentences, Allison Mitchner is being referred by the president/judge as Mary Ellen Mitchner. At the start of the film she is being referred as Allison Mitchner. The name of the actress that plays the role of Allison Mitchner is Mary Ellen Kleinhall. See more »Quotes
James Arthur Kohler, Tribunal Defendant: My responsibilities as a citizen in this country do not include killing for it.See more »
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Who´s not for the state is against it.
Against a constitution which distinguishes itself with being conservative and contradictory in its foundations.
"Punishment Park" is a great portrait about the Nixon era, that hasn´t lost anything from its explosiveness till today.
This film is banned in America, but it should be seen by everyone - especially by US-citizens...