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1987 | DIRECTED BY JAMAA FANAKA

Penitentiary III

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Movie Stats
Year
1987
Runtime
 91 minutes (1 hr 31 mins)
Certificates

18

R

R

16

18
Select Cast
Leon Isaac Kennedy
Anthony Geary
Steve Antin
Ric Mancini
Marie Burrell Fanaka
Raymond Kessler
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Release Dates
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 US release
4th September 1987
38 years 4 months 7 days ago
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Directed by
jamaa fanaka Jamaa Fanaka
Starring
Leon Isaac KennedyToo Sweet
Anthony GearySerenghetti
Steve AntinRoscoe
Ric ManciniWarden
Marie Burrell FanakaChelsea Remington
Raymond KesslerMidnight Thud Jessup
Rick ZumwaltJoshua
Magic SchwarzHugo
Jim BaileyCleopatra
Big Bull BatesSimp
Big YankRock
Bert WilliamsTim Shoah
Mark KembleRufus
Jack RaderFred
Madison CampudoniEl Cid
George PayneJess / Inmate #1
Drew Bundini BrownSugg / Inmate #2
Mindi MillerSugar
J.J. JohnstonAnnouncer #1
Earl GarnesAnnouncer #2
James PhillipsSuited Gentleman
Faith MintonFemale Boxer
Marcella RossFemale Boxer
Raye HollittFemale Boxer
Danny TrejoSee Veer
Mary O'ConnorFemale Guard
Gardella DemiloFemale Guard
Ron DempsReferee
Sandra Dee RichardsonBoxing promoter
Glen EatonYoung Man
David HalverPrison Inmate
Tony WintersReporter #2

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1987-09-04
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Genres
Action
Action
Crime
Crime
Drama
Drama
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Starring
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    Starring
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      Penitentiary III / 1987

      Directed By
      Jamaa Fanaka
      Starring
      Leon Isaac Kennedy • Anthony Geary • Steve Antin
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