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Attica( 2021)

TV-MADocumentary
71%
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Overview

Follows the largest prison uprising in US history, conducting dozens of new interviews with inmates, journalists, and other witnesses.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Clarence Jones

      Self

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      John Johnson

      Self

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      Herman Schwartz

      Self

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      Elizabeth Gaynes

      Self

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      James Asbury

      Self

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      Nelson Rockefeller

      Self (archive footage)

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      Richard Nixon

      Self (archive footage)

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Wed Jan 01 2025
    This is a rather standard documentary telling of the revolt by prisoners of New York State's eponymous maximum security prison. Using a combination of newsreel archive footage and modern-day interviews, Stanley Nelson endeavours to explain just why this happened and what led to a final solution that shocked a nation. It's clear that tensions were running high between the inmates and those who were guarding them. A toxic environment of racism, bigotry and bullying set amidst some fairly abject squalor and, as just about everyone agreed, some inhuman conditions in which they were expected to live...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • uprising
    • prison riot
    • attica
    • hostages