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Against the Wall

39 men died. The story never will.

1994 · 1h 51m

Directed by John Frankenheimer

6.2

TMDB audience score
100 votes, out of 10

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Synopsis

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.

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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

  • Bruce Evers
    Yates

  • Richard Cowl
    Barber

  • Bud Davis
    Bud