Against the Wall (1994)
Overview
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 4.616 |
Directed By
John Frankenheimer
Crew
John Frankenheimer
Ron Hutchinson
Jason White
Jophery C. Brown
Keith Woulard
Bud Davis
Dominick DiVito
Michael Haynes
Eugene Collier
Sylvia Vega-Vasquez
Irwin Meyer
Jonathan Axelrod
Gary Chang
Michael Z. Hanan
Sandi Cook
John R. Leonetti
Lee Percy
Steven R. McGlothen
Mary V. Buck
Jerry Adams
Cindy Coburn
Harvey Bibicoff
Susan Edelman
Joani Yarbrough
Michael Hancock
TOP CAST
Kyle MacLachlan
Michael Smith
Samuel L. Jackson
Jamaal
Clarence Williams III
Chaka
Frederic Forrest
Weisbad
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
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