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  • Cruel and Unusual (2017)
  • 102 min | Documentary
Cruel and Unusual (2017)
102 min | Documentary
"Cruel and Unusual" is the story of three men who have spent longer in solitary confinement than any other prisoners in the US because of the murder of a prison guard in 1972 at Angola, the Louisiana state penitentiary. Robert King, Herman...See more"Cruel and Unusual" is the story of three men who have spent longer in solitary confinement than any other prisoners in the US because of the murder of a prison guard in 1972 at Angola, the Louisiana state penitentiary. Robert King, Herman Wallace and Albert Woodfox were convicted by bribed and blind eye witnesses and with no physical evidence. Targeted as members of the Black Panther party the film follows their struggle against the miscarriage of justice and their cruel and unusual treatment. Their story culminated in 2016 with the release of Albert Woodfox after 43 years in solitary confinement. See less
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Director
Vadim Jean
Writer
Vadim Jean (written by)
Composer
David Buckley
Cinematographers
Michael Fox | Adam Stone
Editor
David Charap
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Updated Sep 3, 2017
Release date
May 26, 2017 (United States)

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4 cast members
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Corey Johnson's primary photo
Corey Johnson
Self (voice) Self (voice)   See fewer
Morbius (2022)
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Robert King
Self Self   See fewer
In the Land of the Free... (2010)
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Herman Wallace
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
P.O.V. (1988)
Albert Woodfox's primary photo
Albert Woodfox
Self Self   See fewer
Solitary (V)
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