Attica

Mar 2, 1980

1h 37m

★ 5.7

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

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama

History

TV Movie

Production Companies

ABC Circle Films

Attica Trailers

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Cast

Herman Badillo

Henry Darrow

Commissioner Russell Oswald

Charles Durning

Sen. Gordon Conners

Joel Fabiani

Hap Richards

Morgan Freeman

Tom Wicker

George Grizzard

T.J.

David Harris

Frank Green

Roger E. Mosley

Superintendent Vince Mancusi

Arlen Dean Snyder

Raymond Franklin

Glynn Turman

William Kunstler

Anthony Zerbe

Lt. John Driscoll

Andrew Duncan

Carl Dudley

William Flatley

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