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Summary
A young woman nabbed in a drug bust chooses to work on a sugarcane plantation with other convicts instead of going to jail.
Good for
- Friends night
- Pure escapism
- Thought-provoking
Skip it if
- You want something to laugh at
- You're watching with family
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 45GoodWatch 44
Letterboxd · 2 K ratings2.9/5
IMDb5.1
Audience score25%
Running time
1 h 26 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 action movies, −22 min on the typical 108
typical 10886Half of all action movies run 96–127 min.
Reach
Streams in 131 countries
+121Released
1972
June 9, 1972
54 years ago
Genres
ActionDramaLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesModerate
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityStrong
- Dark themesModerate
- Drug useNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchPure EscapismThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 6 moreDirecting · 2
- Michel Levesque Director
- Patty Sue Townsend Script Supervisor
Writing · 2
- Don Spencer Screenplay
- R.Z. Samuel Story
Production · 2
- Lawrence Woolner Executive Producer
- Charles S. Swartz Producer
Camera · 1
- Gabriel Torres Director of Photography
Editing · 2
- Ken Robinson Editor
- Barry Simon Editor
Sound · 1
- Don Gere Music
Art · 2
- Jesus Duran Set Dresser
- German Ramirez Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Elvira Oropeza Makeup Artist
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