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Betrayal at Attica

"I'm gonna do this,and I'm gonna," and it made everybodyeven more angry

"I'm gonna do this,
and I'm gonna," and it made everybody
even more angry

Full Transcript

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"I'm gonna do this, and I'm gonna,"
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and it made everybody even more angry.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
16
Timestamp in Movie
00:21:51
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...
On September 8th, everybody was gearing up for football. - Betrayal at Attica 00:05
On September 8th, everybody was gearing up for football.
These two guys were on the A block team, - Betrayal at Attica 00:08
These two guys were on the A block team,
And they began to practice, sparring, - Betrayal at Attica 00:06
And they began to practice, sparring,
And they broke it up and they thought it was a whole thing, - Betrayal at Attica 00:05
And they broke it up and they thought it was a whole thing,
That night they came and took Ray and Leroy up to the box. - Betrayal at Attica 00:04
That night they came and took Ray and Leroy up to the box.
This guy, William Ortiz, threw a soup can - Betrayal at Attica 00:12
This guy, William Ortiz, threw a soup can
- [Narrator] The day's events left officers uneasy - Betrayal at Attica 00:04
- [Narrator] The day's events left officers uneasy
- For some time, we've all been concerned about this trouble - Betrayal at Attica 00:06
- For some time, we've all been concerned about this tr...
- 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,