Brubaker is a 1980 American prison drama film starring Robert Redford, Yaphet Kotto and David Keith. The film, which was directed by Stuart Rosenberg, is a fictionalized account of a 1967 prison scandal in Arkansas. It charts the attempts of a reforming warden to clean up a corrupt and violent penal system. The film features a large supporting cast including Tim McIntire, Nathan George, Everett McGill, Murray Hamilton, M. Emmet Walsh, Jane Alexander, and an early appearance by Morgan Freeman.