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Scared Straight!

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Original title: Scared Straight!
Year: 1978
Running time: 52 min.
Country: United States
Director: Arnold Shapiro
Screenwriter: Arnold Shapiro
Cast: Documentary
Cinematography: William Moffitt
Producer: Golden West Television
Genre: Documentary | Half-length Film
Synopsis: This film shows the Scared Straight program that has hardened convicts from maximum security prisons tell their stories about the truth about prison life in order to convince kids that no crime is worth the risk of being incarcerated.

Awards: 1978: Oscar: Best Documentary

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Scared Straight!

1978

Arnold Shapiro