---
title: "Punishment Park"
year: 1971
canonical_url: "https://www.archytele.com/show/punishment-park-1971"
media_type: "movie"
tmdb_id: 26513
imdb_id: null
status: "Released"
runtime_minutes: 88
community_rating: 7.4
vote_count: 0
content_rating: "R"
---

# Punishment Park (1971) — Television & Cinema Intelligence Dossier

> **Archytele Living Vault Canonical Record**: https://www.archytele.com/show/punishment-park-1971

## Executive Summary & Cultural Positioning

Punishment Park is a film first released in 1971. Catalogued under Drama, Thriller. Produced and broadcast by Churchill Films, Françoise Films, Chartwell. Current status: Released.

## The Hook & The Verdict

**The Hook**: "Under President Nixon, prisoners choose a brutal desert survival test over traditional jail time."

### Why Watch
- presents a gripping fictional documentary style
- explores high-stakes political themes and social conflict

### Caveats & Content Note
- features intense and controversial subject matter
- contains bleak and harrowing situations
- Tone & Suitability: The film contains intense thematic elements and controversial subject matter reflecting severe social conflict.

**Micro-Themes & Vibe Matrix**: intense, provocative, gritty, dramatic

## Streaming Availability Matrix

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## Creative Credits

- **Directed by**: Peter Watkins
- **Networks / Studios**: Churchill Films, Françoise Films, Chartwell

## Key Cast Continuity

- **Patrick Boland** as *Tribunal Defendant*
- **Carmen Argenziano** as *Jay Kaufman (Tribunal Defendant)*
- **Kent Foreman** as *Lee Robert Brown (Tribunal Defendant)*
- **Luke Johnson** as *William Luke Valerio (Tribunal Defendant)*
- **Katherine Quittner** as *Nancy Jane Smith (Tribunal Defendant)*
- **Scott Turner** as *James Arthur Kohler (Tribunal Defendant)*
- **Stan Armsted** as *Charles Robbins (Tribunal Defendant)*
- **Mary Ellen Kleinhall** as *Allison Mitchner (Tribunal Defendant)*
- **Mark Keats** as *William C. Hoeger (Tribunal Chairman)*
- **Gladys Golden** as *Mary Jurgens (Tribunal Member)*

## Canonical Frequently Asked Questions

### Q: When was Punishment Park released?
The film was released on 10/29/1971 in the US.

### Q: What is the runtime of the film?
The film has a runtime of 1 hour and 28 minutes.

### Q: What genres are associated with the film?
The film is categorized as a drama and thriller.

### Q: What is the premise of the film?
In a fictional documentary, prisoners are given the choice of jail time or spending three days in Punishment Park while hunted by federal authorities.

### Q: Who is followed in the documentary style narrative?
The film follows a film crew documenting authorities as they pursue members of a counterculture group across a desert.

## Grounded Source Citations

- [Punishment Park — The Movie Database (TMDB)](https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/26513)
- [Punishment Park (1971) | ČSFD.cz](https://www.csfd.cz/film/47542-punishment-park/prehled/)
- [Punishment Park - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punishment_Park)
- [Punishment Park 77% (1971) | Kinobox.cz](https://www.kinobox.cz/film/198047-punishment-park)
- [Punishment Park (1971) | DIV.cz](https://div.cz/film/punishment-park)

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