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Where to watch “Prison” (1987) legally online? See US options first, with English-region fallbacks.
What to expect (spoiler-free)
Planning a movie night? This is a spoiler-free snapshot of “ (1987).
It sits in the Crime, Horror, Thriller, Drama space and is paced for about 102 minutes.
Cast highlights include Viggo Mortensen, Chelsea Field, Lane Smith, Lincoln Kilpatrick.
For families, checking the local age rating is recommended before watching.
Topics & keywords
prison, prisoner, haunting, revenge, electric chair
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Plot
After Charles Forsyth was sent to the electric chair for a crime he didn't commit, he forever haunts the prison where he was executed. Flash forward several years when the prison is reopened, under the control of its new warden Eaton Sharpe, a former security guard who framed Charlie. When prisoners are ordered to break down the wall to the execution room, they unknowingly release the angry spirit of Charles Forsyth, a powerful being distributing his murderous rage to all, leading up to the Warden himself.
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