Against the Wall

Mar 26, 1994

1h 51m

★ 6.1

39 men died. The story never will.

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama

History

TV Movie

Production Companies

HBO Films

HBO

Against the Wall Trailers

Cast

Michael Smith

Kyle MacLachlan

Jamaal

Samuel L. Jackson

Chaka

Clarence Williams III

Weisbad

Frederic Forrest

Hal

Harry Dean Stanton

Sharon Smith

Anne Heche

Luis

Danny Trejo

Oswald

Philip Bosco

Tom Bower

Mancusi

Carmen Argenziano

Jess

Peter Murnik

Cecil

Steve Harris

While exploring the neighboring woods, 13-year-old John discovers an unfinished bunker — a deep hole in the ground. Seemingly without provocation, he drugs his affluent parents and older sister and drags their unconscious bodies into the bunker, where he holds them captive. As they anxiously wait for John to free them from the hole, the boy returns home, where he can finally do what he wants.

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