Unchained (film)
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| Unchained | |
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| Directed by | Hall Bartlett |
| Produced by | Hall Bartlett |
| Written by | Hall Bartlett Kenyon J. Scudder (book) (Prisoners are People) |
| Starring | Elroy Hirsch Barbara Hale Chester Morris Todd Duncan Johnny Johnston Peggy Knudsen Jerry Paris John Qualen |
| Music by | Alex North (song "Unchained Melody") |
| Cinematography | Virgil E. Miller |
| Editing by | Cotton Warburton |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Release date(s) | January 19, 1955 (USA) |
| Running time | 75 min. |
| Language | English |
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Unchained is a 1955 prison film based on the non-fiction book Prisoners are People by Kenyon J. Scudder. The film is the origin of the song "Unchained Melody"
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[edit] Plot
Steve Davitt is in a medium security prison and is struggling with two options: finishing his sentence and seeing his wife and family or escaping the prison.
[edit] Reception
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[edit] Oscar Nomination
- Best Music, Original Song: "Unchained Melody" - Music by Alex North; Lyrics by Hy Zaret
[edit] Trivia
- The film was originally released by Warner Bros. Pictures in 1955 and is believed to be in the public domain as the copyright has expired. Though the copyright expired many years earlier, it was renewed in the 1980s by National Telefilm Associates, the rights to the film are now owned by Paramount Pictures.[1]
- Jazz musician Dexter Gordon has a small, uncredited role in the film, that of a saxophone player in the prison jazz band. The film was shot at the correctional facility in Chino, California, where Gordon was then serving time for possession of heroin.
[edit] References
- ^ Performed a search at the website for the United States Copyright Office.
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