Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison

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Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison
Directed by Crane Wilbur
Produced by Bryan Foy
Written by Crane Wilbur
Starring Steve Cochran
David Brian
Music by William Lava
Cinematography Edwin B. DuPar
Editing by Owen Marks
Distributed by Warner Bros.
Release date(s) Flag of United States May 18, 1951
Running time 87 min.
Country US
Language English
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Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison is a 1951 drama film starring Steve Cochran and David Brian. Set in Folsom State Prison in California, the film was seen both in the United States and Europe.

Country singer Johnny Cash saw this movie while serving in the United States Air Force in West Germany in 1953, and used it as an inspiration for his hit song "Folsom Prison Blues," which he recorded numerous times between 1958 and his death in 2003. The film was featured in the 2005 biographical film Walk the Line, in which Cash (played by Joaquin Phoenix) and other Air Force troops are depicted seeing the film.

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