Riot in Cell Block 11 (1954)

Directed by

Don Siegel

Genre

drama film, film noir, prison film, crime film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 20m

Rated

12

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 74 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Inmates at Folsom State Prison stage an uprising over brutal living conditions. They take guards hostage and demand media coverage to expose the mistreatment.

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What happens

Riot in Cell Block 11 is a 1954 American prison thriller film noir directed by Don Siegel, produced by Walter Wanger, and starring Neville Brand, Emile Meyer, Frank Faylen, Leo Gordon and Robert Osterloh. Shot on-location at California's Folsom State Prison, the film depicts a prisoner uprising in response to inhuman conditions. Distributed by Allied Artists in February 1954, the film was a critical and commercial success. At the 8th British Academy Film Awards, the film was nominated for Best Film and Best Foreign Actor (for Neville Brand). Siegel was nominated for a Directors Guild of America Award. Director Quentin Tarantino called it "the best prison film ever made." (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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