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  1. Penitentiary is a 1979 American blaxploitation drama film written, produced and directed by Jamaa Fanaka, and starring Leon Isaac Kennedy as Martel "Too Sweet" Gordone, a man who deals with his wrongful imprisonment as a black youth. The film was released on November 21, 1979.

  2. Penitentiary (1979) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.

  3. Penitentiary is a 1979 American blaxploitation drama film written, produced, and directed by Jamaa Fanaka, and starring Leon Isaac Kennedy as Martel "Too Sweet" Gordone, a man who deals...

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    • Jamaa Fanaka
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    • Leon Isaac Kennedy
  4. 1979 · 1 hr 35 min. R. Crime · Drama · Sport. Martel, a man convicted for a murder he didn't commit, distinguishes himself as a boxer to survive his harrowing existence in the penitentiary.

    • Jamaa Fanaka
    • January 1, 1979
    • 95 min
  5. A hitchhiker named Martel Gordone gets in a fight with two bikers over a prostitute, and one of the bikers is killed. Gordone is arrested and sent to prison, where he joins the prison's boxing team in an effort to secure an early parole and to establish his dominance over the prison's toughest gang. Jamaa Fanaka.

  6. Currently you are able to watch "Penitentiary" streaming on fuboTV, ScreenPix Apple TV Channel or for free with ads on The Roku Channel, Tubi TV. Synopsis A hitchhiker named Martel Gordone gets in a fight with two bikers over a prostitute, and one of the bikers is killed.

    • 99 min
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  8. Made marketable by the success of Rocky (1976) and Rocky II (1979), Penitentiary wound up being the most successful independent feature of 1980. Two sequels followed, both contriving to bring Leon Isaac Kennedy back to prison and into the ring for more abuse.