Against the Wall Movie Review 1994

Compelling and tense dramatization of the 1971 Attica, New York prison uprising in which 10 guards were held hostage and state troopers and the National Guard killed 29 prisoners before regaining control. Partially fictionalized version of the story told from the viewpoints of a young prison guard (MacLachlan) and a politicized prisoner (Jackson). Filmed at a prison in Clarksville, Tennessee.

Distribution

HBO, 1100 Ave. of the Americas, New York, NY 10036, Phone: (212)512-7400, Fax: (212)512-7498, URL: http://www.hbo.com, Remarks: Online sales through www.store.hbo.com

Available on VHS
Running time 115 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Men in Prison, True Stories, Hostage!

Screenplay

Ron Hutchinson

Cast

Kyle MacLachlan, Samuel L. Jackson, Clarence Williams, Frederic Forrest, Harry Dean Stanton, Tom Bower, Philip Bosco, Anne Heche, David Ackroyd

Director

John Frankenheimer

Music

Gary Chang

Producer

Steve McGlothen, Irwin Meyer, Jonathan Axelrod, Harvey Bibicoff, Producers Entertainment Group Ltd.