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Short Eyes is a american film of genre Drama directed by Robert Malcolm Young released in USA on 28 september 1977 with Bruce Davison
Short Eyes (1977)
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Add to a movie listShort Eyes is a 1977 American film adaptation of the Miguel Piñero play of the same title, directed by Robert M. Young.
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Short Eyes is set in an unnamed prison in New York City, whose inmates are predominantly black or Puerto Rican. One day, Clark Davis, a young, middle-class white man accused of raping a young girl, arrive. His fellow prisoners immediately turn on him — pedophiles are considered the lowest form of prison life — except for Juan, one of the institution's older prisoners, who treats him with dignity. While Davis insists he doesn't remember raping the girl, he admits that he has molested several other children.Actors
Bruce Davison
(Clark Davis)
Nathan George
(Ice)
Mark Margolis
(Mr. Morrison)
Luis Guzmán
(Inmate)
Shawn Elliott
(Paco)
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