The Brig

Name: The Brig
Cast: Warren Finnerty, Henry Howard, Tom Lilard, James Tiroff, Steven Ben Israel

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Jonas Mekas’s film captures The Living Theatre’s stage production of The Brig, an unflinching portrait of life inside a U.S. Marine Corps jail in Japan in 1957. Over the course of a single day, prisoners endure relentless drills, abuse, and dehumanization, exposing the brutality of military discipline with stark immediacy.

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Cast & Crew

Director: Jonas MekasWriter: Kenneth H. BrownProducer: David C. Stone

Warren Finnerty

as Lintz

Henry Howard

as Cpt. Grace

Tom Lilard

as Warden

James Tiroff

as Prisoner No.1

Steven Ben Israel

as Prisoner No.2

Rufus Collins

as Prisoner No.3

Gene Lipton

as Prisoner No.4

Michael Elias

as Prisoner No.5

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