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Penitentiary III(1987)
Status: Released
Date: 1987-09-04
55%
13 Votes
Time: 1h 31m
Overview:
A man is framed for murder and sent to prison. He is beaten and tortured, then forced to fight the prison's worst killer, a martial-arts fighting midget called Thud.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: Penitentiary III
Top 10 Billed Cast
Leon Isaac Kennedy
Too Sweet
Anthony Geary
Serenghetti
Steve Antin
Roscoe
Rick Zumwalt
Joshua
Raymond Kessler
Midnight Thud Jessup (as The Haiti Kid)
Danny Trejo
See Veer
Ty Randolph
Sugar
Raye Hollitt
Female Boxer
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