Against the Wall
Against the Wall
Air Date | Rating | Share | Against the Competition |
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Saturday, March 26, 1994 | N/A |
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- Season: 1993-94
- Network: HBO
- Genre: Drama
- Category: Movies
- Subject Matter: True Story, Prison and Prison Camp, Period Piece, Black Story, Social Issue
Plot Synopsis
In 1971 New York, inmates at Attica prison rioted against the inhuman conditions and barbaric treatment they received by the brutal guards. One young neophyte guard is wounded and taken hostage during the uprising, refusing to cooperated with his captors. He soon forms a bond of moral courage with a black activist prisoner who tries to stop the bloodbath that resulted in the deaths of 32 convicts and 11 guards.
Crew
- Jonathan Axelrod - Executive Producer
- Irwin Meyer - Executive Producer
- Harvey Bibicoff - Executive Producer
- Steve McGlothen - Producer
- John Frankenheimer - Director
- Ron Hutchinson - Writer
Production Company:
- Producers Entertainment Group
Production Type:
- Independent
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