Movie
Riot in Cell Block 11
Overview
A prisoner leads his counterparts in a protest for better living conditions which turns violent and ugly.
Details
- Release date
- 1954-02-18
- Runtime
- 80 min
- Genres
- Crime, Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Allied Artists Pictures
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Neville Brand as James V. Dunn
- Emile Meyer as Warden Reynolds
- Frank Faylen as Commissioner Haskell
- Leo Gordon as Crazy Mike Carne
- Robert Osterloh as The Colonel
- Paul Frees as Guard Monroe
- Don Keefer as Reporter
- Alvy Moore as Gator
- Dabbs Greer as Schuyler
- Whit Bissell as Guard Snader
- James Anderson as Guard Acton
- Carleton Young as Captain of the Guards Barrett
Crew
- Don Siegel - Director
- Richard Collins - Screenplay
- Richard Collins - Story
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