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57% Critic Match
Attica
“Prisoners in revolt... Hostages in fear... Time running out...”
5.7 / 10• 1980• 1h 37m•PG-13• English
DramaHistoryTV Movie
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Henry Darrow
Herman Badillo
Lead
Charles Durning
Commissioner Russell Oswald
Joel Fabiani
Sen. Gordon Conners
Morgan Freeman
Hap Richards
George Grizzard
Tom Wicker
David Harris
T.J.
Roger E. Mosley
Frank Green
AD
Arlen Dean Snyder
Superintendent Vince Mancusi
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Marvin J. Chomsky's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Attica is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
