SHORT EYES (1977, Robert M. Young) Welcome to The Tombs

Short Eyes is a 1977 American film adaptation of the Miguel Piñero play of the same title, directed by Robert M. Young. In it, a young man who is charged with child molestation is placed in New York City s infamous Tombs prison. When the other inmates in his cell block find out what he is charged with, life becomes extremely difficult for him.