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Betrayal at Attica

For some time, we've allbeenconcerned about this trouble that was brewing in the prison

For some time, we've all
been
concerned about this trouble that was brewing in the prison

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- For some time, we've all been concerned about this trouble
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that was brewing in the prison.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
16
Timestamp in Movie
00:22:48
Uploaded
May 24, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Fifth Column Films,HBO,HBO Documentary Films

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Movie Summary

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...
- So the next morning they keep locked him, - Betrayal at Attica 00:07
- So the next morning they keep locked him,
But as they were going out to breakfast, - Betrayal at Attica 00:08
But as they were going out to breakfast,
There was a confrontation right at the A yard entrance, - Betrayal at Attica 00:12
There was a confrontation right at the A yard entrance,
And they took over, and they grabbed Curtiss. - Betrayal at Attica 00:06
And they took over, and they grabbed Curtiss.
And, they all converge on Times Square. - Betrayal at Attica 00:04
And, they all converge on Times Square.
There was the central area, which is square, - Betrayal at Attica 00:07
There was the central area, which is square,
And if you got in and out of that, - Betrayal at Attica 00:05
And if you got in and out of that,
- [Narrator] Shortly thereafter, about 25 inmates - Betrayal at Attica 00:07
- [Narrator] Shortly thereafter, about 25 inmates
Officers behind the gate had no reason to expect - Betrayal at Attica 00:06
Officers behind the gate had no reason to expect
- [Elizabeth] Unbeknownst to everybody, the gate, - Betrayal at Attica 00:06
- [Elizabeth] Unbeknownst to everybody, the gate,
It's very old and there's 45 people pushing - Betrayal at Attica 00:08
It's very old and there's 45 people pushing
- [Narrator] A faulty bolt snapped, - Betrayal at Attica 00:05
- [Narrator] A faulty bolt snapped,
- [Elizabeth] And they beat the three cops. - Betrayal at Attica 00:04
- [Elizabeth] And they beat the three cops.
They give Quinn a big-time concussion, which kills him. - Betrayal at Attica 00:05
They give Quinn a big-time concussion, which kills him.
They fracture his skull, was actually what they do. - Betrayal at Attica 00:05
They fracture his skull, was actually what they do.
- [Officer] A guard named Melvin or Melville - Betrayal at Attica 00:08
- [Officer] A guard named Melvin or Melville
Arm is pointing to a hand print on the wall, - Betrayal at Attica 00:05
Arm is pointing to a hand print on the wall,
We can see - Betrayal at Attica 00:09
We can see
- No one, inmate, correction officer, or prison official, - Betrayal at Attica 00:09
- No one, inmate, correction officer, or prison official,
Many years earlier, two pieces of steel - Betrayal at Attica 00:07
Many years earlier, two pieces of steel