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61% Critic Match
Against the Wall
“39 men died. The story never will.”
6.1 / 10• 1994• 1h 51m•NR• English
DramaHistoryTV Movie
Storyline
In 1971, a warden at Attica Penitentiary is caught up in a hostage crisis when inmates take over the prison to demand better living conditions.
Cast & Crew
Kyle MacLachlan
Michael Smith
Lead
Samuel L. Jackson
Jamaal
Clarence Williams III
Chaka
Frederic Forrest
Weisbad
Harry Dean Stanton
Hal
Anne Heche
Sharon Smith
Danny Trejo
Luis
Philip Bosco
Oswald
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. John Frankenheimer's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Against the Wall is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
