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Attica

Attica

2021•1h 57m•6.9/10
Documentary

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6.9/10(42)

Follows the largest prison uprising in US history, conducting dozens of new interviews with inmates, journalists, and other witnesses.

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Production

Showtime Documentary Films, Firelight Films, Topic Studios

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Trailers & Videos

Cast

Clarence Jones

Clarence Jones

Self

John Johnson

John Johnson

Self

Herman Schwartz

Self

Elizabeth Gaynes

Self

James Asbury

Self

Nelson Rockefeller

Nelson Rockefeller

Self (archive footage)

Richard Nixon

Richard Nixon

Self (archive footage)

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