Unchained (film)

Unchained is a 1955 prison film based on the non-fiction book Prisoners are People by Kenyon J. Scudder. The film is the origin of the song "Unchained Melody"

Plot

Steve Davitt is in a medium security prison and is struggling with two options: finishing his sentence and seeing his wife and family or escaping the prison.

Reception

Oscar Nomination

* Best Music, Original Song: "Unchained Melody" - Music by Alex North; Lyrics by Hy Zaret

Trivia

* The film was originally released by Warner Bros. Pictures in 1955 and is believed to be in the public domain as the copyright has expired, this is not true. Though the copyright expired many years earlier, it was renewed in the 1980s by National Telefilm Associates, the rights to the film are now owned by Paramount Pictures.Performed a search at the website for the United States Copyright Office.

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