Against the Wall

1994TV Movie⏱️ 1h 51mR

ActionDramaHistoryThriller

⭐ 6.6

IMDB Rating

3,608 votes

Based on the true story of the Attica Prison uprising of 1971.

Director

John Frankenheimer

Writers

N/A

Stars

Kyle MacLachlan, Samuel L. Jackson, Clarence Williams III

Release Date

March 26, 1994

Language

English

Country

United States

🏆 3

Wins

🎯 7

Nominations

💬 18

Reviews

📋 4.1K

Watchlists

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🎭 Top Cast

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

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio

1.85 : 1

Sound

Stereo

Color

Filming Location

Clarksville, Tennessee, USA

Production

HBO Films

🏷️ Keywords

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🎯 Categories

Prison DramaActionDramaHistoryThriller

⭐ Featured Review

Above Average prison thriller

by Vedder13 • 2001-12-21

7/10

"Against the Wall is another one of those movies that just slipped away. Its about the true story of the take-over of Attica Prison by the in-mates in 1971 and is seen through the eyes of a novice prison warden (Kyle MacLachlan). Although made for cable, what make this brilliant movie different from the others are the incredibly brutal prison scenes and unsettling violence (one scene has an unlucky wardens' head slammed between two iron doors) and the brutality of the film, along with the nudity, may turn off some viewers. The acting is some of the best I've ever seen. The character..."