Unchained (film)

Unchained
Directed byHall Bartlett
Written byHall Bartlett
Based onPrisoners are People
by Kenyon J. Scudder
Produced byHall Bartlett
StarringElroy Hirsch
Barbara Hale
Chester Morris
Todd Duncan
Johnny Johnston
CinematographyVirgil E. Miller
Edited byCotton Warburton
Music byAlex North and Hy Zaret (song "Unchained Melody")
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
Release date
  • January 19, 1955 (1955-01-19)
Running time
75 min.
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Unchained is a 1955 prison film written, produced and directed by Hall Bartlett (the first film directed by Bartlett) and starring Elroy Hirsch, Barbara Hale, Chester Morris, Todd Duncan, and Johnny Johnston. Based on the non-fiction book Prisoners are People by Kenyon J. Scudder, it is most remembered for its theme song, "Unchained Melody".


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