Short eyes /

Short eyes /

"Based on the play by acclaimed writer Miguel Piñero, Short Eyes is a burtal and powerful look at life in Manhattan's infamous detention center, "The Tombs". Tensions erupt when white prisoner Clark, an accused child molester, joins their ranks. Universally detested by his fellow...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Short Eyes (Motion picture)
Corporate Author: Film League
Other Authors: Young, Robert M., 1924- (interviewee (expression),, commentator (expression)), Piñero, Miguel (Actor, Screenwriter), Sova, Peter (director of photography.), Davison, Bruce, 1946- (Actor, interviewee (expression)), Pérez, José, 1940- (Actor), George, Nathan (Actor), Blakely, Don, -2004 (Actor), Elliot, Shawn (Actor), Carberry, Joseph (Actor), Goya, Tito (Actor), Steward, Kenneth (Actor), Mayfield, Curtis (composer (expression)), Ichaso, León (commentator (expression))
Format: Video Blu-ray Disc
Language:English
Published: [United States] : Scorpion Releasing, [2014]
Subjects:
Sex offenders > United States > Drama.
Prisons > United States > Drama.
Prisoners > United States > Drama.
Prison violence > United States > Drama.
Prison violence.
Prisoners.
Prisons.
Sex offenders.
United States.
Drama.
Prison films.
Crime films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
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Summary:"Based on the play by acclaimed writer Miguel Piñero, Short Eyes is a burtal and powerful look at life in Manhattan's infamous detention center, "The Tombs". Tensions erupt when white prisoner Clark, an accused child molester, joins their ranks. Universally detested by his fellow inmates for committing the most heinous crime imaginable, Clark becomes a catalyst for anger and violence that breeds behind bars and sets off a horrifying chain of events."--Container.
Item Description:Originally released as a motion picture in 1977.
Special features: 16 x 9 widescreen (1.85:1) HD master; brand new interview with star Bruce Davidson and director Robert M. Young; audio commentary with director Young and Leon Ichaso (director of "Pinero").
Physical Description:1 videodisc, 100 min. : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:Blu-ray DVD: 1080p high-definition widescreen (1.85:1); English mono.
Audience:MPAA rating: R.
Production Credits:Music scored and composed by Curtis Mayfield. Photography by Peter Sova. Executive producer Marvin Stuart. Edited by Ed Bayer.