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Betrayal at Attica

This guy, WilliamOrtiz, threw a soup can and hit Curtiss, whowas the lieutenant, right on...

This guy, William
Ortiz, threw a soup can and hit Curtiss, who
was the lieutenant, right on the forehead

Full Transcript

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This guy, William Ortiz, threw a soup can
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and hit Curtiss, who was the lieutenant,
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right on the forehead.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
15
Timestamp in Movie
00:22:29
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...
- [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,
- [Elizabeth] And they beat the three cops. - Betrayal at Attica 00:04
- [Elizabeth] And they beat the three cops.
They give Quinn a big-time concussion, which kills him. - Betrayal at Attica 00:05
They give Quinn a big-time concussion, which kills him.
They fracture his skull, was actually what they do. - Betrayal at Attica 00:05
They fracture his skull, was actually what they do.
- [Officer] A guard named Melvin or Melville - Betrayal at Attica 00:08
- [Officer] A guard named Melvin or Melville
Arm is pointing to a hand print on the wall, - Betrayal at Attica 00:05
Arm is pointing to a hand print on the wall,
We can see - Betrayal at Attica 00:09
We can see