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      Convicts Four

      Released Sep 15, 1962 1h 45m Biography List
      Reviews 46% 50+ Ratings Audience Score Sentenced for life in 1931, John Resko (Ben Gazzara) becomes an artist and is granted parole in 1949. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Jun 22 Buy Now

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      Audience Member Very, very early-60's. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member I'm a sucker for a good prison drama. In this film artist Ben Gazzara is sent to prison for killing a toy store owner over a teddybear for his child. Once in prison there is the usual shakedowns, con men, mean & decent prison guards, and assorted colorful characters, but it's all done so well and Gazzara is so compelling in the lead that it elevates the pretty standard formula prison story into something much better. The excellent cast includes Stuart Whitman, Ray Walston, Vincent Price, Rod Steiger, Broderick Crawford, Sammy Davis Jr., and the always great Timothy Carey who has a very memorable first scene. There's also a great jazzy score by Leonard Rosenthal. This film was apparently loosely based upon a true story. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Audience Member I just watched a block of prison movies on TCM & they were either OK or straight up sucked so when I got to Convicts 4, I really wasn't expecting all that much.Convicts 4 was the last movie on the block so I guess TCM saved the best for last.It was a pretty decent movie & I didn't know it was based on an autobiography until I read it on another site but I think that's what made it better then the others.It was based on an actual person & not just a prison movie Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/23/23 Full Review Audience Member A well-known cast in an overly maudlin melodrama. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/11/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis Sentenced for life in 1931, John Resko (Ben Gazzara) becomes an artist and is granted parole in 1949.
      Director
      Millard Kaufman
      Screenwriter
      Millard Kaufman
      Distributor
      Allied Artists Pictures
      Production Co
      Allied Artists Pictures Corporation
      Genre
      Biography
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Sep 15, 1962, Limited
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Jun 22, 2009
      Runtime
      1h 45m
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