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Penitentiary is a 1979 American blaxploitation drama film starring Leon Isaac Kennedy as Martel "Too Sweet" Gordone that deals with the wrongful imprisonment of a black youth. The film was released on November 21, 1979.
Original Release
12/01/1979
US Release
12/01/1979
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Wilbur 'Hi-Fi' White | Sweet Pea |
| Leon Isaac Kennedy | Martel 'Too Sweet' Gordone |
| Thomas M. Pollard | Eugene T. Lawson |
| Hazel Spears | Linda (as Hazel Spear) / Linda |
| Donovan Womack | Jesse Amos |
| Floyd 'Wildcat' Chatman | Hezzikia 'Seldom Seen' Jackson (as Floyd Chatman) / Hezzikia 'Seldom Seen' Jackson |
| Gloria Delaney | Peaches |
| Badja Djola | 'Half Dead' Johnson |
| Chuck Mitchell | Lieutenant Arnsworth |
| Cepheus Jaxon | Poindexter |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Wilbur 'Hi-Fi' White | Sweet Pea |
| Leon Isaac Kennedy | Martel 'Too Sweet' Gordone |
| Thomas M. Pollard | Eugene T. Lawson |
| Hazel Spears | Linda (as Hazel Spear) / Linda |
| Donovan Womack | Jesse Amos |
| Floyd 'Wildcat' Chatman | Hezzikia 'Seldom Seen' Jackson (as Floyd Chatman) / Hezzikia 'Seldom Seen' Jackson |
| Gloria Delaney | Peaches |
| Badja Djola | 'Half Dead' Johnson |
| Chuck Mitchell | Lieutenant Arnsworth |
| Cepheus Jaxon | Poindexter |
| Dwaine Fobbs | Lying Latney Winborn |
| Ernest Wilson | Cheese |
| Will Richardson | Magilla Gorilla |
| Elijah Mitchell | Nut #1 |
| Tony Andrea | Mook |
| Darrell Keith Harris | Nut #2 |
| Lonnie Kirtz | Nut #3 |
| Ray Wolfe | 'A' Block Night Guard |
| Charles Young | Tough Tony |
| Ellsworth Harrell | Referee |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Robert Edelen | Executive Producer |
| Robert L. Gordon Sr. | Executive Producer |
| Beatrice Gordon | Executive Producer |
| Leon Isaac Kennedy | Producer |
| Irving Parham | Producer |
| Jamaa Fanaka | Producer |
| Alicia Dhanifu | Producer |
| Albert Shepard | Producer |
| Lynette Stansell | Producer |
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