This is an American film about a pensive and concerned prison official who learns about the meanderings of prison life while working under deep cover to understand connections between corruption and process.
Robert Redford is a true American icon, and this movie enhances the notion that you can mix star-quality with entertaining storytelling to present fims about pedestrianism.
Yeah great. To whatever your point was. Personally I think this is a grossly underrated film. Yes it would have never been made without Redford but that's the whole point of Hollywood star power. This is hardly a vanity project. It's a *beep* prison movie! And right, no one cared and it was a flop. But there is a lasting dignity to this film I didn't recognize years ago. So thanks Mr Redford for at least believing in something bigger than just another payday. Yes, really