United States / Mar 02, 1980 / PG-13 / ABC
Prisoners in revolt... Hostages in fear... Time running out...
1h 37min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Acclaimed dramatization recreating the incidents surrounding the 1971 revolt in New York's Attica State Prison that lasted for 23 days and resulted in the greatest casualty toll between Americans since the Civil War.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Arlen Dean Snyder | Superintendent Vince Mancusi |
| Glynn Turman | Raymond Franklin |
| Anthony Zerbe | William Kunstler |
| Andrew Duncan | Lt. John Driscoll |
| William Flatley | Carl Dudley |
| Ron Foster | Leon Clay |
| Noble Lee Lester | Bobby Seale |
| Paul Lieber | Art Silver |
| Michael Miller | Ray McLaughlin |
| Earl Rowe | Captain 'Pop' Cowan |
| Maurice Woods | Shebani Lumumba |
| Kenneth Brooks | Fraser |
| Tony Brubaker | Crazy Man |
| Walker Edmiston | Nelson Rockefeller (voice) |
| Lou Ferguson | Weldon Lacy |
| Win Forman | Man in Restaurant |
| Ed Gaines | Johnson |
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| Richard Gant | Eddie Lewis |
| James Greene | Harold Turner |
| Robert Jennings | Capt. John Cole |
| Douglas Johnson | Walter Dunbar |
| Richard Kuss | Maj. MacKenzie |
| Steve Ryan | Paul Michaels |
| Hank Salas | Inmate |
| Mark Soper | Gary Lyle |
| Justin Tarr | Ernie Gordon |
| Simon Williams | Ezra |
| Jerry Zaks | Lenny Becker |
Genres
DramaHistoryTV Movie
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Attica |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | ABC Circle Films |
| Release date | 2 marzo 1980 |
| Production | Louis Rudolph |
| Writer | James S. Henerson, Tom Wicker |
| Casting | Hank McCann |
| Editing | Paul LaMastra, Bruce Green |
| Cinematography | Donald H. Birnkrant, Owen Marsh |
| Assistant directors | Tom McCrory, Marvin J. Chomsky, Frank Tudisco |
| Camera operators | Owen Marsh, Donald H. Birnkrant |
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| Additional photography | Donald H. Birnkrant, Owen Marsh |
| Production design | Tracy Bousman, James Cane, William M. Bell |
| Art direction | Tracy Bousman, James Cane, William M. Bell |
| Set decoration | James Cane, Tracy Bousman, William M. Bell |
| Stunts | Michael Cassidy, Tony Brubaker |
| Music | Gil Mellé, Tom Cornwell, Linda Dove, Peter Harrison, Andrew Herbert, Fred Judkins, Michael P. Redbourn, Russ Tinsley, Donald W. Ernst |
| Sound | Gil Mellé, Tom Cornwell, Linda Dove, Peter Harrison, Andrew Herbert, Fred Judkins, Michael P. Redbourn, Russ Tinsley, Donald W. Ernst |
| Costume design | John S. Perry, Bob Westmoreland |
| Makeup | Bob Westmoreland, John S. Perry |
| Hairstyling | Bob Westmoreland, John S. Perry |
Release dates
TV
Germany / Jul 19, 1982 / ZDF (TV premiere)
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