Attica

Prisoners in revolt... Hostages in fear... Time running out...

Duration: 97 min

Release date: 1980-03-02

IMDB

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.

Drama History TV Movie

Attica

Casting arrow_drop_down

as Herman Badillo

Charles Durning

Charles Durning

as Commissioner Russell Oswald

as Sen. Gordon Conners

as Hap Richards

George Grizzard

George Grizzard

Roger E. Mosley

Roger E. Mosley

Arlen Dean Snyder

Arlen Dean Snyder

as Superintendent Vince Mancusi

as Raymond Franklin

as William Kunstler

as Lt. John Driscoll

William Flatley

William Flatley

Noble Lee Lester

Noble Lee Lester

as Ray McLaughlin

as Captain 'Pop' Cowan

as Shebani Lumumba

Walker Edmiston

Walker Edmiston

as Nelson Rockefeller (voice)

as Man in Restaurant

as Harold Turner

Robert Jennings

Robert Jennings

as Capt. John Cole

Douglas Johnson

Douglas Johnson

as Walter Dunbar

as Maj. MacKenzie

as Paul Michaels

as Ernie Gordon

as Lenny Becker

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Crew arrow_drop_down

Marvin J. Chomsky

Marvin J. Chomsky

James S. Henerson

James S. Henerson

Original Music Composer

Donald H. Birnkrant

Donald H. Birnkrant

Director of Photography

Bob Westmoreland

Bob Westmoreland

First Assistant Director

William M. Bell

William M. Bell

Construction Coordinator

Michael P. Redbourn

Michael P. Redbourn

Michael Cassidy

Michael Cassidy

Stunt Coordinator

Camera Operator

Costume Supervisor

Donald W. Ernst

Donald W. Ernst

Script Supervisor

Joseph M. Ellis

Joseph M. Ellis

Unit Production Manager

Post Production Supervisor

Casting Associate

Betty McCormick

Betty McCormick

Casting Associate

Assistant Editor

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