Timeworn Joe Collins and his fellow inmates live under the heavy thumb of the sadistic, power-tripping guard Captain Munsey. Only Collins' dreams of escape keep him going, but how can he possibly bust out of Munsey's chains?
Joe Collins
Burt Lancaster
Capt. Munsey
Hume Cronyn
Gallagher
Charles Bickford
Gina Ferrara
Yvonne De Carlo
Ruth
Ann Blyth
Cora Lister
Ella Raines
Flossie
Anita Colby
Louie Miller #7033
Sam Levene
'Freshman' Stack
Jeff Corey
Spencer
John Hoyt
Kid Coy
Jack Overman
Warden A.J. Barnes
Roman Bohnen
Calypso
Sir Lancelot
Muggsy
Vince Barnett
Hodges (guard)
Jay C. Flippen
McCollum
Richard Gaines
Ferrara
Frank Puglia
Crenshaw
James Bell
Robert 'Soldier' Becker
Howard Duff
Dr. Walters
Art Smith
Tom Lister
Whit Bissell
Wilson
James O'Rear
Harry (uncredited)
Paul Bryar
Italian Father Visiting Prison (uncredited)
Gino Corrado
Guard (uncredited)
Al Ferguson
Convict (uncredited)
Jack Gordon
Roberts (uncredited)
John Harmon
Chef (uncredited)
Herbert Heywood
Tom - Tower Guard (uncredited)
Tom Steele
Jackson - Guard (uncredited)
Ray Teal
Guard in Machine Shop (uncredited)
Dale Van Sickel
Convict (uncredited)
Rudy Germane