Directed by:
John FrankenheimerScreenplay:
Ron HutchinsonCinematography:
John R. LeonettiComposer:
Gary ChangCast:
Kyle MacLachlan, Samuel L. Jackson, Clarence Williams III, Frederic Forrest, Harry Dean Stanton, Philip Bosco, Tom Bower, Anne Heche, Carmen Argenziano (more)Plots(1)
This HBO telefilm takes its inspiration from a real-life event -- the notorious takeover of New York's Attica State Prison by inmates angry at their poor treatment. After authorities ignore constant complaints by the prisoners, two convicts incite a riot to protest the terrible conditions in the Attica correctional facility. Soon guards have become hostages, and the entire world is waiting for a resolution. But the situation only grows more and more tense and violent. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Kyle MacLachlan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/539/162539389_dc866c.jpg)
Kyle MacLachlan
USA
Best movies:
The Doors (1991)
Blue Velvet (1986)
Inside Out (2015)
![Samuel L. Jackson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/226/165226565_1b77e1.jpg)
Samuel L. Jackson
USA
Best movies:
Pulp Fiction (1994)
Django Unchained (2012)
Goodfellas (1990)
![Clarence Williams III](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273087_878a41.jpg)
Clarence Williams III
USA
Best movies:
American Gangster (2007)
The Legend of 1900 (1998)
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault (1996) (TV movie)
![Frederic Forrest](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/477/160477387_be6bbb.jpg)
Frederic Forrest
USA
Best movies:
Apocalypse Now (1979)
Falling Down (1993)
The Rose (1979)
![Harry Dean Stanton](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267563_c4d27d.jpg)
Harry Dean Stanton
USA
Best movies:
The Green Mile (1999)
The Godfather: A Novel for Television (1977) (series)
The Godfather: Part II (1974)
![Philip Bosco](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270885_e65e40.jpg)
Philip Bosco
USA
Best movies:
Children of a Lesser God (1986)
Trading Places (1983)
Deconstructing Harry (1997)
![Tom Bower](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/143/058/143058569_9ca989.jpg)
Tom Bower
USA
Best movies:
Die Hard 2 (1990)
North Country (2005)
The Negotiator (1998)
![Anne Heche](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/316/166316101_858441.jpg)
Anne Heche
USA
Best movies:
Donnie Brasco (1997)
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012) - a.f.
Return to Paradise (1998)
![Carmen Argenziano](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/220/163220554_d0c196.jpg)
Carmen Argenziano
USA
Best movies:
The Godfather: A Novel for Television (1977) (series)
The Godfather: Part II (1974)
Crazy Mama (1975)
![Steve Harris](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/740/164740288_ac6d4d.png)
Steve Harris
USA
Best movies:
The Rock (1996)
Minority Report (2002)
North and South (1985) (series)
![Danny Trejo](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267355_efd64c.jpg)
Danny Trejo
USA
Denis Forest
Canada
Best movies:
Andersonville (1996) (TV movie)
Cliffhanger (1993)
Champagne Charlie (1989) (TV movie)
Tommy Barnes
Best movies:
The Green Mile (1999)
Against the Wall (1994) (TV movie)
Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story (2005)
![Peter Murnik](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/132/162132363_069904.jpg)
Peter Murnik
USA
Best movies:
Andersonville (1996) (TV movie)
Armageddon (1998)
Against the Wall (1994) (TV movie)
David Ackroyd
USA
Best movies:
Against the Wall (1994) (TV movie)
The Children of Times Square (1986) (TV movie)
The Mountain Men (1980)
Bruce Evers
Best movies:
Case Closed (1988) (TV movie)
Andersonville (1996) (TV movie)
Against the Wall (1994) (TV movie)
Pete Berwick
Best movies:
Against the Wall (1994) (TV movie)
Invitation to a Murder (2023)
Devil's Island (2021)
Vincent Henry
Best movies:
Against the Wall (1994) (TV movie)
George Wallace (1997) (TV movie)