Scared Straight!

Name: Scared Straight!
Director: Arnold Shapiro
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1978
Duration: 52 min
Cast: Peter Falk

Arnold Shapiro

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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.

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Documentary (Feature) · Arnold Shapiro, Producer

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1979

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Documentary (Feature)

Arnold Shapiro, Producer

1979

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Peter Falk

Narration (voice)

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Scared Straight!

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