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7.4The filmed depiction of a program where convicts tell troubled kids about the horrors of prison life. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2007.
Released: 1978-11-0252 minDir: Arnold ShapiroDocumentaryPart of: Scared Straight Collection
Cast
- Peter Falk as Narration (voice)
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Ratings
IMDb
7.7/10
853 votes
- Year
- 1978
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Genres
- Crime, Documentary
- Rated
- TV-PG
- Awards
- Won 1 Oscar. 3 wins & 1 nomination total
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 52
- FilmAffinity ID
- 685057
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- publication date
- 1978-01-01
- title
- Scared Straight!
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Categories
1978 American films1978 documentary films1978 English-language films1978 filmsAmerican documentary filmsBest Documentary Feature Academy Award winnersDocumentary films about crime in the United StatesDocumentary films about incarceration in the United StatesEnglish-language documentary filmsFilms directed by Arnold ShapiroFilms set in New JerseyFilms shot in New JerseyPrimetime Emmy Award–winning broadcastsPrison-related organizationsPrisons in New JerseyRotten Tomatoes ID same as WikidataTemplate film date with 1 release date