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Betrayal at Attica

The action now under way, was initiated withextreme reluctance, only after allattempts to...

The action now under way, was initiated with
extreme reluctance, only after all
attempts to achieve a peaceful solution failed

Full Transcript

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- The action now under way,
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was initiated with extreme reluctance,
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only after all attempts to achieve
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a peaceful solution failed.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
19
Timestamp in Movie
00:48:56
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...
To delay the action any longer - Betrayal at Attica 00:12
To delay the action any longer
- [Narrator] The assault on Attica lasted six minutes - Betrayal at Attica 00:07
- [Narrator] The assault on Attica lasted six minutes
- [Elizabeth] This is all only for the hostages. - Betrayal at Attica 00:06
- [Elizabeth] This is all only for the hostages.
They had an ambulance for every hostage, - Betrayal at Attica 00:08
They had an ambulance for every hostage,
Dr. Michael M. Baden, chief pathologist - Betrayal at Attica 00:16
Dr. Michael M. Baden, chief pathologist
I think it's 10, including, but not limited to Sam Melville. - Betrayal at Attica 00:05
I think it's 10, including, but not limited to Sam Melv...
He was shot by Vincent Tobia, who was a member - Betrayal at Attica 00:11
He was shot by Vincent Tobia, who was a member
We are not beasts, and we do not intend to be driven - Betrayal at Attica 00:06
We are not beasts, and we do not intend to be driven
- [Elizabeth] He was 19, and he was in Attica - Betrayal at Attica 00:06
- [Elizabeth] He was 19, and he was in Attica
- If they had only waited till today, - Betrayal at Attica 00:10
- If they had only waited till today,
They would not wait because these men were expendable. - Betrayal at Attica 00:05
They would not wait because these men were expendable.
Guards, prisoners had no meaning in the scheme of things - Betrayal at Attica 00:06
Guards, prisoners had no meaning in the scheme of things
- [Reporter] How did they kill the hostages-- - Betrayal at Attica 00:04
- [Reporter] How did they kill the hostages--
- When you read the front page of the New York Times, - Betrayal at Attica 00:05
- When you read the front page of the New York Times,
I mean, they have 'em fighting hand by hand in the blocks, - Betrayal at Attica 00:06
I mean, they have 'em fighting hand by hand in the bloc...
(Elizabeth sighs) - Betrayal at Attica 00:09
(Elizabeth sighs)
- The first eight autopsies were on the cases - Betrayal at Attica 00:07
- The first eight autopsies were on the cases
All eight cases died of gunshot wounds. - Betrayal at Attica 00:06
All eight cases died of gunshot wounds.
- He was this conservative Republican, and he was a doctor. - Betrayal at Attica 00:04
- He was this conservative Republican, and he was a doctor.
So, they brought all these bodies to him, - Betrayal at Attica 00:12
So, they brought all these bodies to him,