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[Narrator] Attica sits on 53 acres
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Betrayal at Attica

Atticasits on 53 acres of rural Western NewYork, near Buffalo

[Narrator] Attica
sits on 53 acres of rural Western New
York, near Buffalo

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- [Narrator] Attica sits on 53 acres
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of rural Western New York, near Buffalo.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
31
Timestamp in Movie
00:16:38
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...
It's four cell blocks form a 600-foot square - Betrayal at Attica 00:06
It's four cell blocks form a 600-foot square
A 30-foot wall, - Betrayal at Attica 00:13
A 30-foot wall,
Murder Incorporated, Dutch Schultz, all that, - Betrayal at Attica 00:07
Murder Incorporated, Dutch Schultz, all that,
They only began to mass incarcerate Black people - Betrayal at Attica 00:05
They only began to mass incarcerate Black people
And really, when the civil rights struggle became. - Betrayal at Attica 00:05
And really, when the civil rights struggle became.
- [Narrator] Prisons in New York state are called - Betrayal at Attica 00:07
- [Narrator] Prisons in New York state are called
Guards are called correction officers, - Betrayal at Attica 00:06
Guards are called correction officers,
They operate Attica's security machine, - Betrayal at Attica 00:06
They operate Attica's security machine,
In any case, few of the officers have had much training - Betrayal at Attica 00:05
In any case, few of the officers have had much training
All he does is sit and watch people and beat 'em up. - Betrayal at Attica 00:04
All he does is sit and watch people and beat 'em up.
Watch 'em when they walk, watch 'em here, watch 'em there. - Betrayal at Attica 00:04
Watch 'em when they walk, watch 'em here, watch &#...
- [Narrator] correctional officers, the commission found, - Betrayal at Attica 00:09
- [Narrator] correctional officers, the commission found,
It was run by this hideous warden, Vincent Mancusi. - Betrayal at Attica 00:06
It was run by this hideous warden, Vincent Mancusi.
It was upstate New York. All white rednecks. - Betrayal at Attica 00:06
It was upstate New York. All white rednecks.
- [Narrator] Most officers first come to know Blacks - Betrayal at Attica 00:09
- [Narrator] Most officers first come to know Blacks
- They tell you when to get up in the morning, - Betrayal at Attica 00:08
- They tell you when to get up in the morning,
Can you imagine you not being able - Betrayal at Attica 00:04
Can you imagine you not being able
And you know, you had to work in the metal shop - Betrayal at Attica 00:07
And you know, you had to work in the metal shop
- [McKay] Commission found prison food to be unappetizing - Betrayal at Attica 00:09
- [McKay] Commission found prison food to be unappetizing
- The healthcare, the doctors, - Betrayal at Attica 00:08
- The healthcare, the doctors,