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Cast

Peter Falk

Peter Falk

Narration (voice)

Crew

Arnold Shapiro

Arnold Shapiro

Executive Producer

Arnold Shapiro

Arnold Shapiro

Director

Arnold Shapiro

Arnold Shapiro

Writer

William Moffitt

William Moffitt

Cinematography

Bob Niemack

Bob Niemack

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Scared Straight!

19787.3 / 1052 min
Documentary

Overview

It took going behind bars to keep them out.

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.