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Riot in Cell Block 11
Riot in Cell Block 11
6.9
/10
166 Ratings

RIOT IN CELL BLOCK 11

Directed by Don Siegel
United States, 1954
Drama, Film noir

Synopsis

Neville Brand plays a “lifer” who leads his fellow prisoners in revolt. Surprisingly, they don’t want to escape — they just want better living conditions. The parallels between this fictional story and the much-later convict uprising at Attica is underlined when Brand begins manipulating the media.

Synopsis

Neville Brand plays a “lifer” who leads his fellow prisoners in revolt. Surprisingly, they don’t want to escape — they just want better living conditions. The parallels between this fictional story and the much-later convict uprising at Attica is underlined when Brand begins manipulating the media.