Attica (1980)
Prisoners in revolt... Hostages in fear... Time running out...
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.
- Date of release
- 1980-03-02
- TMDB
- 5.7 / 10 (15)
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- Genres
- Drama, History, TV Movie
- Director
- Marvin J. Chomsky
Casting
- Henry Darrow — Herman Badillo
- 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
- Arlen Dean Snyder — Superintendent Vince Mancusi
- Glynn Turman — Raymond Franklin
- Anthony Zerbe — William Kunstler
- Andrew Duncan — Lt. John Driscoll
- William Flatley — Carl Dudley
Interesting facts
Attica is a 1980 American television film directed by Marvin J. Chomsky. It stars Morgan Freeman, Henry Darrow, Charles Durning, Joel Fabiani, and Anthony Zerbe. It depicts the events leading up to and during the 1971 Attica Correctional Facility riot and the aftermath.
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