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Penitentiary III

Penitentiary III

Part of Penitentiary Collection

1987•1h 31m•5.5/10
ActionCrimeDrama

Ratings

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5.5/10(13)

A man is framed for murder and sent to prison. He is beaten and tortured, then forced to fight the prison's worst killer, a martial-arts fighting midget called Thud.

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Production

The Cannon Group

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Leon Isaac Kennedy

Leon Isaac Kennedy

Too Sweet

Anthony Geary

Anthony Geary

Serenghetti

Steve Antin

Steve Antin

Roscoe

Rick Zumwalt

Rick Zumwalt

Joshua

Raymond Kessler

Raymond Kessler

Midnight Thud Jessup (as The Haiti Kid)

Danny Trejo

Danny Trejo

See Veer

Jim Bailey

Cleopatra

Ric Mancini

Warden

Ty Randolph

Ty Randolph

Sugar

Raye Hollitt

Raye Hollitt

Female Boxer

Bert Williams

Tim Shoah

Jack Rader

Jack Rader

Fred

George Payne

George Payne

Jess

Drew Bundini Brown

Drew Bundini Brown

Sugg

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