The Brig

"Jonas Mekas’s film captures The Living Theatre’s stage production of The Brig, an unflinching portrait of life inside a U.S. Marine Corps jail in Japan in 1957. Over the course of a single day, prisoners endure relentless drills, abuse, and dehumanization, exposing the brutality of military discipline with stark immediacy."

Cast

Warren Finnerty

as Lintz

Henry Howard

as Cpt. Grace

Tom Lilard

as Warden

James Tiroff

as Prisoner No.1

Steven Ben Israel

as Prisoner No.2

Rufus Collins

as Prisoner No.3

Gene Lipton

as Prisoner No.4

Michael Elias

as Prisoner No.5

William Shari

as Prisoner No.6

Viktor Allen

as Prisoner No.7

George Bartenieff

as Prisoner No.8

Gene Gordon

as Prisoner No.9

Mark Duffy

as Prisoner No.10

Henry Proach

as New Prisoner

Carl Einhorn

as Prisoner Chaser

Luke Theodore

as Prisoner Chaser

Jim Anderson

as Tepperman

Crew

Jonas Mekas

Director

Adolfas Mekas

Editor

David C. Stone

Producer

Kenneth H. Brown

Writer

Jonas Mekas

Cinematography

Jonas Mekas

Director of Photography