Brubaker

Overview

The new warden of a small prison farm in Arkansas tries to clean it up of corruption after initially posing as an inmate.

Fun facts

Nominations
Nominated for the Oscar for Best Writing, Original Screenplay (1981)
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Box office
Grossed $37.1M worldwide, about 4.1 times its $9M budget
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Based on
Based on a true story
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Setting
Set in Arkansas
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Music
Music by Lalo Schifrin
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Bruno Nuytten
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