Against the Wall
- Director: John Frankenheimer
- Writer: Ron Hutchinson
- Producer: Jerry Adams; Jonathan Axelrod
CGiii Comment
Based on the true story of the uprising at Attica Prison in 1971. Michael Smith, a new recruit to the prison service, along with several of his colleagues get caught up in a prison riot fueled by bad prison management and a lack of understanding by the guards.
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Cast & Characters
Kyle MacLachlan as Michael Smith;
Samuel L. Jackson as Jamaal;
Clarence Williams III as Chaka;
Frederic Forrest as Weisbad;
Harry Dean Stanton as Hal;
Philip Bosco as Oswald;
Tom Bower as Ed;
Anne Heche as Sharon;
Carmen Argenziano as Mancusi;
Peter Murnik as Jess;
Steve Harris as Cecil;
David Ackroyd as William Kuntsler;
Mark Cabus as Ken;
Bruce Evers as Yates;
Joey Anderson as Mrs. Willis