Against the Wall
“39 men died. The story never will.”
1994•1h 51m•6.2•Released
DramaHistoryTV Movie
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.
Director
John Frankenheimer
Writer
Ron Hutchinson
Languages
English
Studio
HBO Films
Cast
Kyle MacLachlan
Michael Smith
Samuel L. Jackson
Jamaal
Clarence Williams III
Chaka
Frederic Forrest
Weisbad
Harry Dean Stanton
Hal
Anne Heche
Sharon Smith
Danny Trejo
Luis
Philip Bosco
Oswald
Tom Bower
Ed
Carmen Argenziano
Mancusi
Peter Murnik
Jess
Steve Harris
Cecil
David Ackroyd
William Kuntsler
Denis Forest
Denny
Mark Cabus
Ken
Production
Company
HBO Films
Company
HBO
Producer
Steven R. McGlothen
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