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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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)
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Brute Force (1947)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.