Movie
Against the Wall
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1994-03-26
- Runtime
- 111 min
- Genres
- Drama, History, TV Movie
- Status
- Released
- Production
- HBO Films, HBO
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Kyle MacLachlan as Michael Smith
- Samuel L. Jackson as Jamaal
- Clarence Williams III as Chaka
- Frederic Forrest as Weisbad
- Harry Dean Stanton as Hal
- Anne Heche as Sharon Smith
- Danny Trejo as Luis
- Philip Bosco as Oswald
- Tom Bower as Ed
- Carmen Argenziano as Mancusi
- Peter Murnik as Jess
- Steve Harris as Cecil
Crew
- John Frankenheimer - Director
- Ron Hutchinson - Writer
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