Against the Wall poster

Feature film — 1994

Against the Wall (1994)

6.21h 51mDrama — History — TV Movie

In 1971, a warden at Attica Penitentiary is caught up in a hostage crisis when inmates take over the prison to demand better living conditions.

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Director: John Frankenheimer

On screen

Cast & crew

Kyle MacLachlan as Michael Smith

Kyle MacLachlan

Michael Smith

Samuel L. Jackson as Jamaal

Samuel L. Jackson

Jamaal

Clarence Williams III as Chaka

Clarence Williams III

Chaka

Frederic Forrest as Weisbad

Frederic Forrest

Weisbad

Harry Dean Stanton as Hal

Harry Dean Stanton

Hal

Anne Heche as Sharon Smith

Anne Heche

Sharon Smith

Danny Trejo as Luis

Danny Trejo

Luis

Philip Bosco as Oswald

Philip Bosco

Oswald

Tom Bower as Ed

Tom Bower

Ed

Carmen Argenziano as Mancusi

Carmen Argenziano

Mancusi

P

Peter Murnik

Jess

Steve Harris as Cecil

Steve Harris

Cecil

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