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Betrayal at Attica

On September 13, 1971 the State of New York shot and killed 39 of its own citizens, injured hundreds more, and tortured the survivors. The plan to retake D Yard led to one of the bloodiest days in American history, and set the sta...

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Michael J. Hull

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It's very old and
there's 45 people pushing - Betrayal at Attica

It's very old and there's 45 people pushing

- [Narrator] A
faulty bolt snapped, - Betrayal at Attica

- [Narrator] A faulty bolt snapped,

- [Elizabeth] And they
beat the three cops. - Betrayal at Attica

- [Elizabeth] And they beat the three cops.

They give Quinn a big-time
concussion, which kills him. - Betrayal at Attica

They give Quinn a big-time concussion, which kills him.

They fracture his skull,
was actually what they do. - Betrayal at Attica

They fracture his skull, was actually what they do.

- [Officer] A guard
named Melvin or Melville - Betrayal at Attica

- [Officer] A guard named Melvin or Melville

Arm is pointing to a
hand print on the wall, - Betrayal at Attica

Arm is pointing to a hand print on the wall,

We can see - Betrayal at Attica

- No one, inmate, correction
officer, or prison official, - Betrayal at Attica

- No one, inmate, correction officer, or prison official,

Many years earlier,
two pieces of steel - Betrayal at Attica

Many years earlier, two pieces of steel

Had the gate held, it is
possible that the uprising - Betrayal at Attica

Had the gate held, it is possible that the uprising

- Did you have any
understanding as to whether - Betrayal at Attica

- Did you have any understanding as to whether

- There had been a
riot plan of sorts, - Betrayal at Attica

- There had been a riot plan of sorts,

But it pertained largely
to a single area, - Betrayal at Attica

But it pertained largely to a single area,

It didn't provide for a
institution-wide problem. - Betrayal at Attica

It didn't provide for a institution-wide problem.

- [Narrator] When the inmates
broke into the metal shop, - Betrayal at Attica

- [Narrator] When the inmates broke into the metal shop,

- [Elizabeth] There were
civilians throughout the
prison, - Betrayal at Attica

- [Elizabeth] There were civilians throughout the prison,

- [Narrator] This is
the area from which - Betrayal at Attica

- [Narrator] This is the area from which

- [Elizabeth] They were account, - Betrayal at Attica

- [Elizabeth] They were account,

- [Narrator] Word was
passed for the inmates - Betrayal at Attica

- [Narrator] Word was passed for the inmates

- Then, once everybody
got in the yard, - Betrayal at Attica

- Then, once everybody got in the yard,

Attica was a riot,
it began as a riot - Betrayal at Attica

Attica was a riot, it began as a riot

There were political
movements within the prison. - Betrayal at Attica

There were political movements within the prison.

- Although the
Commission recognizes - Betrayal at Attica

- Although the Commission recognizes

But unless the dehumanizing
quality of inmate life - Betrayal at Attica

But unless the dehumanizing quality of inmate life

- Shortly before 9:00
a.m. this morning, - Betrayal at Attica

- Shortly before 9:00 a.m. this morning,

Prisoners took over, over a
thousand prisoners took over, - Betrayal at Attica

Prisoners took over, over a thousand prisoners took over,

Well damage to prison buildings - Betrayal at Attica

Well damage to prison buildings

As far as restoring
order to this facility, - Betrayal at Attica

As far as restoring order to this facility,

- [Elizabeth] Now
in the laundry, - Betrayal at Attica

- [Elizabeth] Now in the laundry,

He's charismatic, he's
terrific in many ways, - Betrayal at Attica

He's charismatic, he's terrific in many ways,

And by the time he was
eight, he was in trouble. - Betrayal at Attica

And by the time he was eight, he was in trouble.

He never really learned grammar - Betrayal at Attica

He never really learned grammar

He just didn't
have any, you know, - Betrayal at Attica

He just didn't have any, you know,

When he was 12 years
old he got busted, - Betrayal at Attica

When he was 12 years old he got busted,

They bust them again and
they give them a choice about - Betrayal at Attica

They bust them again and they give them a choice about

So, he enlists into the
Army and he becomes an MP. - Betrayal at Attica

So, he enlists into the Army and he becomes an MP.

So, he came back, he
sold reefer, mostly. - Betrayal at Attica

So, he came back, he sold reefer, mostly.

And then he was hustling, - Betrayal at Attica

And then he was hustling,

They got busted, and he refused
to rat on his co-defendant, - Betrayal at Attica

They got busted, and he refused to rat on his co-defendant,

And, he's one of the leading
hustlers in the jail. - Betrayal at Attica

And, he's one of the leading hustlers in the jail.

And he had this one
guard, Tony Sangiacomo, - Betrayal at Attica

And he had this one guard, Tony Sangiacomo,

And the riot started,
the laundry fell, - Betrayal at Attica

And the riot started, the laundry fell,

And just as he was doing,
someone ran over to him, - Betrayal at Attica

And just as he was doing, someone ran over to him,

And Tony's got his arm
broken, and he's a mess. - Betrayal at Attica

And Tony's got his arm broken, and he's a mess.

And Black goes over to Tony
and says, "Man, don't worry, - Betrayal at Attica

And Black goes over to Tony and says, "Man, don't ...

The next morning he
gets Tony out. Okay? - Betrayal at Attica

The next morning he gets Tony out. Okay?

And then he starts to
listen to the whole thing, - Betrayal at Attica

And then he starts to listen to the whole thing,

- [Narrator] As head
of security, Big
Black formed a circle - Betrayal at Attica

- [Narrator] As head of security, Big Black formed a circle

He immediately arranged for
the release of injured
hostages - Betrayal at Attica

He immediately arranged for the release of injured hostages

- [Narrator] One of the
first actions of the inmates - Betrayal at Attica

- [Narrator] One of the first actions of the inmates

At the same time the
inmates asked for - Betrayal at Attica

At the same time the inmates asked for

They did a very good
job, as best they could, - Betrayal at Attica

They did a very good job, as best they could,

The Muslims did that
incredible thing - Betrayal at Attica

The Muslims did that incredible thing

- [Narrator] By this time
they were under protection - Betrayal at Attica

- [Narrator] By this time they were under protection

- There was no brutality,
no beating on us - Betrayal at Attica

- There was no brutality, no beating on us

There were threats yelled at
us from outside the perimeter. - Betrayal at Attica

There were threats yelled at us from outside the perimeter.

But the security
people that were - Betrayal at Attica

But the security people that were

- [Officer] In the
center of our picture, - Betrayal at Attica

- [Officer] In the center of our picture,

- Everybody was
thinking politically - Betrayal at Attica

- Everybody was thinking politically

His name is Thomas
Hagan, Thomas X. Hagan. - Betrayal at Attica

His name is Thomas Hagan, Thomas X. Hagan.

And Thomas, they understood
that they couldn't use Thomas. - Betrayal at Attica

And Thomas, they understood that they couldn't use Thom...

So, you know, that
even though he was - Betrayal at Attica

So, you know, that even though he was

So they selected a young
brother named Richard X. Clark, - Betrayal at Attica

So they selected a young brother named Richard X. Clark,

And the leaders stood
up, the older people. - Betrayal at Attica

And the leaders stood up, the older people.

Herbert Blyden was, and
everybody was political, - Betrayal at Attica

Herbert Blyden was, and everybody was political,

- [Reporter] As far as the
prisoners are concerned, - Betrayal at Attica

- [Reporter] As far as the prisoners are concerned,

But as far as we're
concerned at this point, - Betrayal at Attica

But as far as we're concerned at this point,

- [Narrator] Troopers took
firing and observation
positions - Betrayal at Attica

- [Narrator] Troopers took firing and observation positions

One of them was assigned
a small television camera, - Betrayal at Attica

One of them was assigned a small television camera,

We're on the roof of C block, - Betrayal at Attica

We're on the roof of C block,

- [Narrator] By Friday morning, - Betrayal at Attica

- [Narrator] By Friday morning,

They chafed at the
delay caused by - Betrayal at Attica

They chafed at the delay caused by

- Sergeant Cunningham, now,
would you give us a message - Betrayal at Attica

- Sergeant Cunningham, now, would you give us a message

One of the recommendations is,
and if he says no, I'm dead. - Betrayal at Attica

One of the recommendations is, and if he says no, I'm d...

- The thing about Rockefeller - Betrayal at Attica

- The thing about Rockefeller

And Oswald was trying
to be a liberal, - Betrayal at Attica

And Oswald was trying to be a liberal,

Mancusi, who was the warden, - Betrayal at Attica

Mancusi, who was the warden,

If it had been at Coxsackie or
somewhere, but Attica's far. - Betrayal at Attica

If it had been at Coxsackie or somewhere, but Attica's ...

So, by the time they got there, - Betrayal at Attica

So, by the time they got there,

And once negotiations,
then the brothers took over - Betrayal at Attica

And once negotiations, then the brothers took over

But meanwhile, he would go
and say one thing to them - Betrayal at Attica

But meanwhile, he would go and say one thing to them

- [Narrator] Corrections
Commissioner Russell Oswald - Betrayal at Attica

- [Narrator] Corrections Commissioner Russell Oswald

- I earlier promised you
there would be no reprisals. - Betrayal at Attica

- I earlier promised you there would be no reprisals.

- [Narrator] The
main sticking point - Betrayal at Attica

- [Narrator] The main sticking point

- He expected them to
be grateful to him,
and they weren't. - Betrayal at Attica

- He expected them to be grateful to him, and they weren...

So he did this thing, and
he let negotiators in. - Betrayal at Attica

So he did this thing, and he let negotiators in.

- We urgently demand
immediate negotiations - Betrayal at Attica

- We urgently demand immediate negotiations

- [Officer] Presently
entering is Bobby Seale. - Betrayal at Attica

- [Officer] Presently entering is Bobby Seale.

On the extreme right, as they
walk towards us, our right, - Betrayal at Attica

On the extreme right, as they walk towards us, our right,

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On September 13, 1971 the State of New York shot and killed 39 of its own citizens, injured hundreds more, and tortured the survivors. The plan to retake D Yard led to one of the bloodiest days in American history, and set the sta...

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Director: Michael J. Hull

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Production: Fifth Column Films,HBO,HBO Documentary Films

Genre: documentary

Year: 2021

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ImdbRating: 7.4

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Released: 01 Aug 2021

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