Attica

Attica (1980)

Drama, History, TV Movie1 hour and 37 minutes
57%
User score

Prisoners in revolt... Hostages in fear... Time running out...

Description

Acclaimed dramatization recreating the incidents surrounding the 1971 revolt in New York's Attica State Prison that lasted for 23 days and resulted in the greatest casualty toll between Americans since the Civil War.

Marvin J. Chomsky
Director
Tom Wicker
Novel
James S. Henerson
Writer

Actors

Henry Darrow
Henry Darrow
Herman Badillo
Charles Durning
Charles Durning
Commissioner Russell Oswald
Joel Fabiani
Joel Fabiani
Sen. Gordon Conners
Morgan Freeman
Morgan Freeman
Hap Richards
George Grizzard
George Grizzard
Tom Wicker
David Harris
David Harris
T.J.
Roger E. Mosley
Roger E. Mosley
Frank Green
Arlen Dean Snyder
Arlen Dean Snyder
Superintendent Vince Mancusi
Glynn Turman
Glynn Turman
Raymond Franklin
Anthony Zerbe
Anthony Zerbe
William Kunstler
Andrew Duncan
Andrew Duncan
Lt. John Driscoll
William Flatley
William Flatley
Carl Dudley
Ron Foster
Ron Foster
Leon Clay
Noble Lee Lester
Noble Lee Lester
Bobby Seale
Paul Lieber
Paul Lieber
Art Silver
Michael Miller
Michael Miller
Ray McLaughlin
Earl Rowe
Earl Rowe
Captain 'Pop' Cowan
Maurice Woods
Maurice Woods
Shebani Lumumba
Kenneth Brooks
Kenneth Brooks
Fraser
Tony Brubaker
Tony Brubaker
Crazy Man
Status

Released

Original language

English

Budget

—

Revenue

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Keywords
prisonbased on true storyprison riotattica