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[Narrator] For the surviving hostages
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Betrayal at Attica

For thesurviving hostages, the ordeal was over

[Narrator] For the
surviving hostages, the ordeal was over

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- [Narrator] For the surviving hostages,
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the ordeal was over.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
20
Timestamp in Movie
00:56:24
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...
The assault reduced the D yard world to wreckage, - Betrayal at Attica 00:09
The assault reduced the D yard world to wreckage,
Whether they took part in the insurrection or not, - Betrayal at Attica 00:08
Whether they took part in the insurrection or not,
Medics were among the first outsiders - Betrayal at Attica 00:06
Medics were among the first outsiders
Major John Cudmore and his men watched what happened - Betrayal at Attica 00:05
Major John Cudmore and his men watched what happened
- They were in a position of having surrendered, - Betrayal at Attica 00:10
- They were in a position of having surrendered,
Were forced to lie down and low crawl across there. - Betrayal at Attica 00:05
Were forced to lie down and low crawl across there.
Apparently the method employed to get them to lie down - Betrayal at Attica 00:13
Apparently the method employed to get them to lie down
- You had those personnel there - Betrayal at Attica 00:18
- You had those personnel there
Of course, it's human and understandable - Betrayal at Attica 00:08
Of course, it's human and understandable
- As an administrator in this field, - Betrayal at Attica 00:15
- As an administrator in this field,
- Although officials were aware that high emotions - Betrayal at Attica 00:14
- Although officials were aware that high emotions
Almost half of the inmates from D yard suffered bruises, - Betrayal at Attica 00:08
Almost half of the inmates from D yard suffered bruises,
- I would say that - Betrayal at Attica 00:09
- I would say that
We had given orders, we presumed it would be carried out. - Betrayal at Attica 00:05
We had given orders, we presumed it would be carried out.
They asked him the question, - Betrayal at Attica 00:07
They asked him the question,
He went into the yard about 10, 10:30. He saw it all. - Betrayal at Attica 00:04
He went into the yard about 10, 10:30. He saw it all.
And he was forced to tell the truth in the trial - Betrayal at Attica 00:09
And he was forced to tell the truth in the trial
He had lied to, on his deposition, - Betrayal at Attica 00:06
He had lied to, on his deposition,
He got held to trial and he died the day after. - Betrayal at Attica 00:04
He got held to trial and he died the day after.
(helicopter fluttering drowns out man speaking) - Betrayal at Attica 00:12
(helicopter fluttering drowns out man speaking)