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 FinnertyLintz

Henry HowardCpt. Grace

Tom LilardWarden

James TiroffPrisoner No.1

Steven Ben IsraelPrisoner No.2

Rufus CollinsPrisoner No.3

Gene LiptonPrisoner No.4

Michael EliasPrisoner No.5

William ShariPrisoner No.6

Viktor AllenPrisoner No.7

George BartenieffPrisoner No.8

Gene GordonPrisoner No.9

Mark DuffyPrisoner No.10

Henry ProachNew Prisoner

Carl EinhornPrisoner Chaser