Attica
Prisoners in revolt... Hostages in fear... Time running out...
1980 | 97m | English
Popularity: 0.4 (history)
| Director: | Marvin J. Chomsky |
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| Writer: | James S. Henerson, Tom Wicker |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Mar 02, 1980 |
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| Director: | Marvin J. Chomsky |
| Writer: | James S. Henerson, Tom Wicker |
| Genres: | Drama, History, TV Movie |
| Keywords | prison, based on true story, prison riot, attica |
| Production Companies | ABC Circle Films |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 30, 2026 Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Henry Darrow | Herman Badillo |
| Charles Durning | Commissioner Russell Oswald |
| Joel Fabiani | Sen. Gordon Conners |
| Morgan Freeman | Hap Richards |
| George Grizzard | Tom Wicker |
| David Harris | T.J. |
| Roger E. Mosley | Frank Green |
| Arlen Dean Snyder | Superintendent Vince Mancusi |
| Glynn Turman | Raymond Franklin |
| Anthony Zerbe | William Kunstler |
| Andrew Duncan | Lt. John Driscoll |
| William Flatley | Carl Dudley |
| Ron Foster | Leon Clay |
| Noble Lee Lester | Bobby Seale |
| Paul Lieber | Art Silver |
| Michael Miller | Ray McLaughlin |
| Earl Rowe | Captain 'Pop' Cowan |
| Maurice Woods | Shebani Lumumba |
| Kenneth Brooks | Fraser |
| Tony Brubaker | Crazy Man |
| Walker Edmiston | Nelson Rockefeller (voice) |
| Lou Ferguson | Weldon Lacy |
| Win Forman | Man in Restaurant |
| Ed Gaines | Johnson |
| Richard Gant | Eddie Lewis |
| James Greene | Harold Turner |
| Robert Jennings | Capt. John Cole |
| Douglas Johnson | Walter Dunbar |
| Richard Kuss | Maj. MacKenzie |
| Steve Ryan | Paul Michaels |
| Hank Salas | Inmate |
| Mark Soper | Gary Lyle |
| Justin Tarr | Ernie Gordon |
| Simon Williams | Ezra |
| Jerry Zaks | Lenny Becker |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| James S. Henerson | Writer |
| Gil Mellé | Original Music Composer |
| Donald H. Birnkrant | Director of Photography |
| Paul LaMastra | Editor |
| Hank McCann | Casting |
| Tracy Bousman | Art Direction |
| James Cane | Set Decoration |
| Bob Westmoreland | Makeup Artist |
| Tom McCrory | First Assistant Director |
| William M. Bell | Construction Coordinator |
| Tom Cornwell | Sound Editor |
| Linda Dove | Sound Editor |
| Peter Harrison | Sound Editor |
| Andrew Herbert | Sound Editor |
| Fred Judkins | Sound Editor |
| Michael P. Redbourn | Sound Editor |
| Russ Tinsley | Sound Editor |
| Michael Cassidy | Stunt Coordinator |
| John S. Perry | Costume Supervisor |
| Donald W. Ernst | Music Editor |
| Frank Tudisco | Script Supervisor |
| Marvin J. Chomsky | Director |
| Owen Marsh | Camera Operator |
| Tony Brubaker | Stunts |
| Tom Wicker | Book |
| Joseph M. Ellis | Unit Production Manager |
| David McCann | Post Production Supervisor |
| Deborah Brown | Casting Associate |
| Betty McCormick | Casting Associate |
| Bruce Green | Assistant Editor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Louis Rudolph | Producer |
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| 2024 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 2 |
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| 2025 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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