A prisoner leads his counterparts in a protest for better living conditions which turns violent and ugly.
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Neville Brand
James V. Dunn
Emile Meyer
Warden Reynolds
Frank Faylen
Commissioner Haskell
Leo Gordon
Crazy Mike Carne
Robert Osterloh
The Colonel
Paul Frees
Guard Monroe
Don Keefer
Reporter
Alvy Moore
Gator
Dabbs Greer
Schuyler
Whit Bissell
Guard Snader
Director
Don Siegel
Screenplay
Richard Collins
Tagline
"FILMED ON THE SPOT BEHIND PRISON WALLS!"
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
$298,780
Revenue
$1,531,755
Production
Allied Artists Pictures
Steve
December 26, 2016
www.noiroftheweek.com Coming as a big surprise to me, the forgotten gem Riot in Cell Block 11 is being released by Criterion on DVD soon. The film is a semi-documentary noir released in the early 1950s. The film documents a fictional riot at the famous California prison, Folsom. The film has none of the dramatic shadows found in classic noir. It's shot like a documentary. No showy camer...
CinemaSerf
May 8, 2024
This begins with a television interview given by real-life prison reformer Richard McGee who reacts to a well documented spate of prison riots by informing the audience that they, too, must bear their share of responsibility for the conditions endured by the inmates. We are then taken to Block 11 where it does prove remarkably easy - especially given the prevailing tensions across the system - to ...
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