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The Big House

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  • 1998–
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The Big House (1998)
Documentary

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  • Stars
    • Paul Sorvino
    • Al Capone
    • George Kelly
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    • Stars
      • Paul Sorvino
      • Al Capone
      • George Kelly
    • 2User reviews
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    Paul Sorvino
    Paul Sorvino
    • Self - Narrator
    • 1998–1999
    Al Capone
    Al Capone
    • Self
    • 1998
    George Kelly
    George Kelly
    • Self ("Machine Gun" Kelly)
    • 1998
    Jim Perry
    • Self - Retired Warden
    • 1998
    Robert Stroud
    • Self ("The Birdman of Alcatraz")
    • 1998
    Morton Sobell
    • Self - Former Alcatraz Inmate
    • 1998
    Kenny Funkhouser
    • Self - Inmate Serving Life Sentence
    • 1998
    Jolene Babyak
    • Self -
    • 1998
    Stephen Kohn
    • Self - Author, 'America's Political Prisoners'
    • 1998
    Curtis Hood
    • Self - Shift Supervisor
    • 1998
    Mike Sherrill
    • Self - Disciplinary Chairman
    • 1998
    J.W. Booker
    • Self - Warden, Leavenworth Penitentiary
    • 1998
    Jim Fisher
    • Self - Writer, 'Kansas City Star'
    • 1998
    John Roberts
    • Self - Chief of Communications and Archives, Federal Bureau of Prisons
    • 1998
    Gaylord Schultz
    • Self - Former Corrections Officer, Leavenworth
    • 1998
    Bill Arnold
    • Self - Former Corrections Office, Leavenworth
    • 1998
    John Mitchell
    • Self - Former Corrections Officer, Leavenworth
    • 1998
    William G. Robertson
    • Self - Combined Arms Center Historian, Fort Levenworth
    • 1998
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    • Release date
      • October 12, 1998 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Imagine Television
      • 20th Century Fox Television
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