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.
Cast
Kyle MacLachlan
Michael Smith
Samuel L. Jackson
Jamaal
Clarence Williams III
Chaka
Frederic Forrest
Weisbad
Harry Dean Stanton
Hal
Anne Heche
Sharon Smith
Danny Trejo
Luis
Philip Bosco
Oswald
Tom Bower
Ed
Carmen Argenziano
Mancusi
Peter Murnik
Jess
Steve Harris
Cecil
David Ackroyd
William Kuntsler
Denis Forest
Denny
Mark Cabus
Ken
Bruce Evers
Yates
Richard Cowl
Barber
Bud Davis
Bud
Jeffrey Buckner Ford
Willis
Joey Anderson
Mrs. Willis
Danny Drew
Kareem
Al Garrison
Puzzled inmate
Vincent Harris
Metal shop riotor
Vincent Henry
Reporter #1
Scott Higgins
Reporter #2
Rand Hopkins
Trooper captain
James Mayberry
Scared inmate
James 'Sonny' Moore
Elderly inmate
Bart Whiteman
Trooper sergeant
Craig Hosking
Helicopter Pilot
Juan Garcia
Nunez
Tommy Barnes
Guard (uncredited)
Jared Brent Johnson
News crew member (uncredited)
DeForest Mapp
Billups (uncredited)
David Edward Perry
Bouncer Dave (uncredited)
Garth Shaw
Inmate (uncredited)
Tommy Lister Jr.
Prisoner
Pete Berwick
Stabbed Convict (uncredited)
Crew
John Frankenheimer
Director
Ron Hutchinson
Writer
Lee Percy
Editor
John R. Leonetti
Director of Photography
Irwin Meyer
Executive Producer
Jonathan Axelrod
Executive Producer
Harvey Bibicoff
Executive Producer
Steven R. McGlothen
Producer
Jerry Adams
Associate Producer
Michael Z. Hanan
Production Design
Mary V. Buck
Casting
Susan Edelman
Casting
Jason White
Extras Casting Assistant
Sylvia Vega-Vasquez
Costume Design
Joani Yarbrough
Key Hair Stylist
Michael Hancock
Key Makeup Artist
Gary Chang
Original Music Composer
Cindy Coburn
Set Decoration
Jophery C. Brown
Stunts
Keith Woulard
Stunts
Dominick DiVito
Stunts
Michael Haynes
Stunts
Eugene Collier
Stunts
Bud Davis
Stunt Coordinator
Sandi Cook
Art Direction
