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Prison Song is a 2001 American film directed by Darnell Martin.A prison film, its plot concerns a boy brought up in group homes who has a gift and passion for art. It also marked the film debut of future Oscar-nominated Mary J. Blige as an actress.
Jailhouse Rock is a 1957 American musical drama film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Elvis Presley.Adapted by Guy Trosper from a story written by Nedrick Young, the film tells the story of Vince Everett (Presley), a convict who learns the guitar while in prison and becomes a star following his release.
Additional discussion related to this cleanup effort can be found at Talk:List of prison films#Post-rescope content cleanup. ( August 2021 ) This is a list of prison films — films which are primarily concerned with prison life or prison escape or have at least one memorable prison scene.
Save for a few professional actors, including Paul Raci (“The Sound of Metal”), the movie’s cast is made up almost entirely of formerly incarcerated men. Sean “Dino” Johnson served 15 ...
Unchained is a 1955 prison film written, produced and directed by Hall Bartlett (the first film directed by Bartlett) and starring Elroy Hirsch, Barbara Hale, Chester Morris, Todd Duncan, and Johnny Johnston. Based on the non-fiction book Prisoners are People by Kenyon J. Scudder, it is most remembered for its theme song, "Unchained Melody".
While for some artists, choosing jail or prison as a song topic is purely artistic, others bring authenticity to their lyrics from personal experience. A number of country artists have actually ...
This is a list of hood films.These films focus on the culture and life of African-Americans, Hispanic-Americans, and, in some cases, Asian-Americans or White Americans who live in segregated, low-income urban communities.
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