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Actors & Directors
  • Carlos Gómez (II)
  • Manol Manolov
  • Ringo Lam
  • Jean-Claude Van Damme
  • Lawrence Taylor (II)
  • Lloyd Battista
Release date: 2004-01-27
Run time: 98 min.
Price: $14.94

Review In Hell (Spanish) (Dub Dol Slip) / Sony Pictures:


Review Hbo Home Video  / Against the Wall (Spanish)
Actors & Directors
  • Kyle MacLachlan
  • Harry Dean Stanton
  • Samuel L. Jackson
  • Clarence Williams III
  • John Frankenheimer
  • Frederic Forrest
Release date: 1998-04-14
Run time: 111 min.
List Price: $9.98
Price: $24.94

Review Against the Wall (Spanish) / Hbo Home Video:

This HBO docudrama depicts the notorious 1971 prison revolt at the Attica State Penitentiary in upstate New York. One can sense the mastery of veteran theatrical feature director John Frankenheimer in the movie's gripping suspense and gritty, hard-hitting realism. The semifictionalized narrative is told from the point of view of young Michael Smith (Kyle MacLachlan), a newly recruited prison guard. (The real Smith worked as a consultant on the film. ) When Smith arrives at Attica, the place is a revolt waiting to happen. When riots break out and the inmates take command of the prison, Smith and several other guards are held hostage. In this powder-keg climate, a relationship develops between Smith and the rebellion's wise, cool-headed leader, Jamaal (the superb Samuel L. Jackson), a political prisoner representing the African Liberation Movement. The insurrection at Attica became emblematic of protests taking place all over the United States at the time. "We've got a civil war going on in this country," says one prison guard, "This is where we hold the line. [+]
" Against the Wall illustrates in no uncertain terms which side won this particular battle, and at what tragic cost. Then it goes one step further, becoming a platform for contemporary prison reform. The film's terrific performances include Clarence L.  Williams III as a wild-eyed, malcontent prisoner, Frederic Forrest as a rabid prison guard, and Anne Heche as Smith's stalwart wife. -Laura Mirsky.

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