| Penitentiary | |
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| Directed by | Jamaa Fanaka |
| Written by | Jamaa Fanaka |
| Produced by | Jamaa Fanaka Alicia Dhanifu Robert Edelen Irving Parham |
| Starring | Leon Isaac Kennedy Wilbur White Thommy Pollard Hazel Spears Donovan Womack |
| Cinematography | Marty Ollstein |
| Edited by | Betsy Blankett Millicevic |
| Distributed by | The Jerry Gross Organization |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $100,000 (estimated) |
| Box office | $4 million[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.
- ^ Donahue, Suzanne Mary (1987). American film distribution : the changing marketplace. UMI Research Press. p. 293. ISBN 978-0-8357-1776-2. Please note figures are for rentals in US and Canada