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Doing Time

Play trailer Doing Time 1979,  1h 35m,  Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 77% 13 Reviews Tomatometer 89% 250+ Ratings Popcornmeter
77% Tomatometer 13 Reviews 89% Popcornmeter 250+ Ratings
An English jailbird (Ronnie Barker) accidentally escapes from prison, then tries to break back in.

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Stephen Holden New York Times Jul 8, 2005
3/5
A humane, lotus-scented documentary with a heavy spiritual agenda. Go to Full Review
V.A. Musetto New York Post Jul 8, 2005
2/4
Doing Time, Doing Vipassana is fine as far as it goes. But a lot has happened since then - including Bedi leaving Tihar -- and it would be nice if the documentary had brought us up to date. Go to Full Review
Elizabeth Weitzman New York Daily News Jul 8, 2005
2/4
Brief, underdeveloped documentary. Go to Full Review
Mark R. Leeper rec.arts.movies.reviews Jul 27, 2007
+1 out of -4..+4
Eric Monder Film Journal International Mar 1, 2007
For a "talking-head" nonfiction feature, Doing Time... is solidly shot and edited, a highly professional example of the form. Go to Full Review
Steve Schneider Orlando Weekly Jul 21, 2005
Makes a reasonable case that its featured discipline can be at least as big a boon to the penal system as cable-TV privileges. Go to Full Review
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Abraham S Feb 3, 2017 Good one, see the dhamma brothers after, and most importantly try the technique! It will boost your life :)
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Cast & Crew

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Dick Clement

Director

Ronnie Barker

Fletcher

Richard Beckinsale

Lennie Godber

Fulton Mackay

Mackay

Brian Wilde

Barrowclough

Peter Vaughan

Grouty

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Movie Info

Synopsis An English jailbird (Ronnie Barker) accidentally escapes from prison, then tries to break back in.
Director
Dick Clement
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 35m
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