Scared Straight!

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Production countries: United States
Origin countries: United States
Language: English
Spoken: English
Production: Golden West Television
Budget: N/A
Revenue: N/A

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Production countries: United States
Origin countries: United States
Language: English
Spoken: English
Production: Golden West Television
Budget: N/A
Revenue: N/A

Scared Straight!

Released Documentary

02 Nov, 1978 52min

Scared Straight!

Released Documentary

02 Nov, 1978 52min

Directed by Arnold Shapiro

It took going behind bars to keep them out.

The filmed depiction of a program where convicts tell troubled kids about the horrors of prison life. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2007.

Directed by Arnold Shapiro

It took going behind bars to keep them out.

The filmed depiction of a program where convicts tell troubled kids about the horrors of prison life. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2007.

Scared Straight!

7.1

02/11/1978

Scared Straight! Another Story

5.6

06/11/1980

Scared Straight! 20 Years Later

7.2

15/04/1999

Peter Falk

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Narration (voice)

83 yrs

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