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Attica(Movie, 1980)

1h 37min | Genres: Drama, History, TV Movie

Rating: 2.9/5 (with 7 votes)

Attica is a 1980 television film directed by Marvin J. Chomsky. It stars Morgan Freeman, Henry Darrow, Charles Durning, Joel Fabiani and Anthony Zerbe. It depicts the events leading up to and during the 1971 Attica Correctional Facility riot and the aftermath. ()

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About Attica

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.

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Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)

Made by: ABC Circle Films

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN)

Translated into 7 languages: Bulgarian (BG), German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Italian (IT), Portuguese (PT)

Status: Released

Release date DE: 03/02/1980

Cast: Henry Darrow, Charles Durning, Morgan Freeman

Director: Marvin J. Chomsky

Keywords: prison, attica, based on true story, prison riot

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Other movies with this title: Attica (US, 1974), Attica (US, 2021)

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