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Attica

This unnervingly vivid dive into the 1971 uprising from Emmy® winning director Stanley Nelson sheds new light on the enduring violence and racism of the prison system and highlights the urgent, ongoing need for reform 50 years later.

Director

Traci Curry, Stanley Nelson

Year

Genre

Box Office

N/A

Production

Showtime Documentary Films,Firelight Films,Topic Studios

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 2 wins & 12 nominations total

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Self

Self

Nelson Rockefeller

Self

Clarence B. Jones

Self - Daughter of Hostage Carl Valone

Self - Former Attica Prisoner

Lawrence Akil Killebrew

Self - Daughter of Guard William Quinn

Dee Quinn Miller

Self

Self - Former Attica Prisoner

Self

Self - Lawyer

Elizabeth Gaynes

Self - Former Attica Prisoner

Self - Observer Committee

Self - National Guard

Self - National Guard

Daniel Callaghan

Self

Herman Schwartz

Self - Former Attica Prisoner

Self - Observer Committee

Self - Former Attica Prisoner

Daniel Sheppard

Self - Wife of Hostage Carl Valone

Self - Former Attica Prisoner

Self - Observer Committee

David Rothenberg

Self - Former Attica Prisoner

Self - Former Attica Prisoner

Self - State police maj.

Self - Former Attica Prisoner

George Che Nieves

Self - Former Attica Prisoner

Self - Son of Hostage Carl Valone

Self - Counselor to Governor Nelson Rockefeller

Michael Whiteman

Self - Former Attica Prisoner

Arthur Harrison

Self - Attica Prisoner

Self

John Chancellor

Self

Walter Cronkite

Self - Hostage

Edward Cunningham

Self - Observer Committee

William Kunstler

Self

Self

Russell G. Oswald

Self

Self

Self - Attica Prisoner

Self - Observer Committee

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Self -- Former Attica Prisoner

dramatic music playing - Attica

dramatic music playing

[Nieves] Something always
was ready to happen at Attica. - Attica

[Nieves] Something always was ready to hap...

Tired of lies, of promises. - Attica

Tired of lies, of promises.

I came out, I'm soaking wet, - Attica

I came out, I'm soaking wet,

And all of a sudden, - Attica

And all of a sudden,

And before you knew it, - Attica

And before you knew it,

Then you started seeing
people sticking their faces - Attica

Then you started seeing people sticking th...

Grab the keys!
Get the keys!" - Attica

Grab the keys! Get the keys...

Anybody that fell
in your hand that was part - Attica

Anybody that fell in your hand that ...

Here's my opportunity to fight
those who beat me down now, - Attica

Here's my opportunity to fight those who bea...

It would have ended
right there, - Attica

It would have ended right there...

[Sheppard] All the four blocks
met at Times Square. - Attica

[Sheppard] All the four blocks met at Time...

In the context of the layout
of the prison, - Attica

In the context of the layout of the pr...

suspenseful music playing - Attica

suspenseful music playing

He had keys
to all of the doorways, - Attica

He had keys to all of the ...

As Quinn jumped back, I said,
"Oh, shit, this is--" - Attica

As Quinn jumped back, I said, "Oh, shit,...

[imitating alarm] - Attica

[imitating alarm]

And unbeknownst to anybody, - Attica

And unbeknownst to anybody,

The lock just popped. - Attica

The lock just popped.

When the gate came down,
they attacked my father, - Attica

When the gate came down, they attacked my ...

I double back, - Attica

I could feel a pulse,
but it was very faint. - Attica

I could feel a pulse, but it was very ...

It was like a flutter, - Attica

It was like a flutter,

There were some inmates
that knew my dad, - Attica

There were some inmates that knew my ...

At some point,
an ambulance did arrive. - Attica

At some point, an ambulance d...

During that time,
my mother was notified - Attica

During that time, my mother was...

[siren wailing] - Attica

[siren wailing]

[helicopter blades whirring] - Attica

[helicopter blades whirring]

Smoke pouring
from five buildings, - Attica

Smoke pouring from five bu...

They had control of the gates
and the doors and the walkways. - Attica

They had control of the gates and the doors and th...

They was up on the walkways
with guns, - Attica

They was up on the walkways with guns,...

[reporter]
I'm panning now from B block, - Attica

[reporter] I'm panning n...

Now D yard and D block
is coming into view. - Attica

Now D yard and D block is coming in...

[police officer] Shooting now
through the .270 rifle scope. - Attica

[police officer] Shooting now through the .270...

And there is the ugliest,
Blackest Negro gentleman - Attica

And there is the ugliest, Blackest Negro...

[Sheppard] We knew they were
out there on the catwalks. - Attica

[Sheppard] We knew they were out there on t...

They would position themselves
in a way-- - Attica

They would position themselves in a way...

[reporter]
Most of the prisoners - Attica

[reporter] Most of the pr...

There was a way to guard your
identity from being exposed, - Attica

There was a way to guard your identity from being...

In Attica, New York,
about 1,000 long-term convicts - Attica

In Attica, New York, about 1,000 long-ter...

They also seized 33 guards
as hostages - Attica

They also seized 33 guards as hosta...

State police have regained
control of most of the prison, - Attica

State police have regained control of most o...

[Sheppard] When we got
to D yard with the hostages, - Attica

[Sheppard] When we got to D yard with ...

You know, and the hostages
keep the police from coming - Attica

You know, and the hostages keep the police ...

As long as they had
the hostages-- - Attica

As long as they had the hostages...

You're responsible
to protect your people - Attica

You're responsible to protect ...

"Sit down. Negotiate with us." - Attica

"Sit down. Negotiate with us."

[reporter]
We can't distinguish them - Attica

[reporter] We can't di...

They were blindfolded
in a circle, - Attica

They were blindfolded in a circle...

They also had guards,
inmate guards, - Attica

They also had guards, inmate guard...

We seen them as people
who were in-- - Attica

We seen them as people who were in...

My understanding of Islam was
that you don't harm a captive. - Attica

My understanding of Islam was that you don't ...

Therefore, it was decided - Attica

Therefore, it was decided

I was so mad at them for not
letting us get to the police, - Attica

I was so mad at them for not letting us get to t...

These are the same police
that was talking down to me, - Attica

These are the same police that was talking do...

Yeah, yeah." - Attica

Yeah, yeah." ...

[Brosig]
It's hard for somebody - Attica

[Brosig] It's hard...

We had--you know,
it sounds crazy, - Attica

We had--you know, it sounds cra...

upbeat funk music playing - Attica

upbeat funk music playing

[Victory]
When you first got out there, - Attica

[Victory] When you first got...

Guys are coming out with food,
clothing, setting up tents. - Attica

Guys are coming out with food, clothing, setting...

It was a festive time.
We were free. - Attica

It was a festive time. We were f...

That's when there was not
such thing - Attica

That's when there was not such ...

It was about we are inmates, - Attica

It was about we are inmates,

[indistinct chatter] - Attica

[indistinct chatter]

[laughter] - Attica

[Sheppard] The guys
that had been to Vietnam, - Attica

[Sheppard] The guys that had been ...

You took a stick,
and you put a sheet over it - Attica

You took a stick, and you put a sh...

By the time guys started, uh, - Attica

By the time guys started, uh,

The guys that had been
to Vietnam - Attica

The guys that had been to Vietnam...

- Attica

There was this brother-- - Attica

There was this brother--

His--they called him Tiny, - Attica

His--they called him Tiny,

They set up the medical
section in the yard - Attica

They set up the medical section in t...

And the medical attention
in the yard was much better - Attica

And the medical attention in the yard was mu...

We was making wine
and cooking food outside. - Attica

We was making wine and cooking foo...

You know, like Deadwood
when, uh, - Attica

You know, like Deadwood when, u...

Well, Matt Dillon
was the marshal of Gunsmoke. - Attica

Well, Matt Dillon was the marshal of ...

In D yard,
we didn't have a Matt Dillon. - Attica

In D yard, we didn't ha...

Every man was a law
unto himself. - Attica

Every man was a law unto hims...

[prisoners shouting] - Attica

[prisoners shouting]

We're not sure about any
of what the details are, - Attica

We're not sure about any of what the ...

This is John Johnson,
ABC News, Attica, New York. - Attica

This is John Johnson, ABC News, Attica, ...

It was just an extremely, - Attica

It was just an extremely,

I mean,
we couldn't get inside, - Attica

I mean, we couldn'...

And this was something
almost that had never happened - Attica

And this was something almost that had neve...

What's in Attica?" - Attica

What's in Attica?" ...

So consequently, we just set up - Attica

So consequently, we just set up

[police officer]
Your instructions are - Attica

[police officer] Your instructio...

There have been
some of the prison personnel - Attica

There have been some of the prison ...

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This unnervingly vivid dive into the 1971 uprising from Emmy® winning director Stanley Nelson sheds new light on the enduring violence and racism of the prison system and highlights the urgent, ongoing need for reform 50 years later.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Traci Curry, Stanley Nelson

Writer: Stanley Nelson

Production: Showtime Documentary Films,Firelight Films,Topic Studios

Genre: documentary

Year: 2021

MetaScore: 87/100

ImdbRating: 7.5

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 27 Jan 2022

Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 2 wins & 12 nominations total

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