Drama / History / TV Movie /

Score: 60.5%( 85 votes )

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.

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

Jeffrey Buckner Ford
Willis

Joey Anderson
Mrs. Willis

Danny Drew
Kareem

Al Garrison
Puzzled inmate

Vincent Harris
Metal shop riotor

Vincent Henry
Reporter #1

Scott Higgins
Reporter #2

Rand Hopkins
Trooper captain

James Mayberry
Scared inmate

James 'Sonny' Moore
Elderly inmate

Bart Whiteman
Trooper sergeant

Craig Hosking
Helicopter Pilot

Juan Garcia
Nunez

Tommy Barnes
Guard (uncredited)

Jared Brent Johnson
News crew member (uncredited)

DeForest Mapp
Billups (uncredited)

David Edward Perry
Bouncer Dave (uncredited)

Garth Shaw
Inmate (uncredited)

Tommy Lister Jr.
Prisoner