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Betrayal at Attica

They released the hostagesafter they got a promise of no reprisals

They released the hostages
after they got a promise of no reprisals

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They released the hostages after they got a promise
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of no reprisals.
Duration
5 seconds
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21
Timestamp in Movie
00:19:39
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...
Despite the promise, several of the alleged leaders - Betrayal at Attica 00:06
Despite the promise, several of the alleged leaders
They were promised no physical reprisals - Betrayal at Attica 00:05
They were promised no physical reprisals
- [Narrator] When released by a court order, - Betrayal at Attica 00:06
- [Narrator] When released by a court order,
- In the spring of '71, they sent a manifesto, - Betrayal at Attica 00:10
- In the spring of '71, they sent a manifesto,
And they took it from George Jackson and Folsom. - Betrayal at Attica 00:04
And they took it from George Jackson and Folsom.
These were all people out of the city, - Betrayal at Attica 00:18
These were all people out of the city,
And they came into the mess hall, - Betrayal at Attica 00:06
And they came into the mess hall,
And mass action by convicts, ooh, makes people very nervous, - Betrayal at Attica 00:10
And mass action by convicts, ooh, makes people very nervous,
- By noon, everybody knew what was going on. - Betrayal at Attica 00:04
- By noon, everybody knew what was going on.
- What was the reaction of the correction officers - Betrayal at Attica 00:06
- What was the reaction of the correction officers
- It got away from them because of Russell Oswald. - Betrayal at Attica 00:05
- It got away from them because of Russell Oswald.
- [Narrator] Russell Oswald told the commission - Betrayal at Attica 00:05
- [Narrator] Russell Oswald told the commission
- Who was head of the department of correctional services, - Betrayal at Attica 00:05
- Who was head of the department of correctional services,
And he was trying to be diplomatic. - Betrayal at Attica 00:06
And he was trying to be diplomatic.
He had known that there was trouble at Attica, - Betrayal at Attica 00:07
He had known that there was trouble at Attica,
And he came, and he got waylaid by his wife being sick. - Betrayal at Attica 00:06
And he came, and he got waylaid by his wife being sick.
- [Russell] Many of you have voiced confidence in me, - Betrayal at Attica 00:08
- [Russell] Many of you have voiced confidence in me,
I'm certain you realize - Betrayal at Attica 00:06
I'm certain you realize
And, everybody had to listen to Osward telling them - Betrayal at Attica 00:07
And, everybody had to listen to Osward telling them
"I'm gonna do this, and I'm gonna," - Betrayal at Attica 00:07
"I'm gonna do this, and I'm gonna,"