A gritty, dramatic retelling of one of the most violent prison rebellions in U.S. history, this made-for-cable film tells the story of the inmate takeover of Attica from the point of view of two prisoners and the facility's young warden.

This HBO telefilm takes its inspiration from a real-life event -- the notorious takeover of New York's Attica State Prison by inmates angry at their poor treatment.
After authorities ignore constant complaints by the prisoners, two convicts incite a riot to protest the terrible conditions in the Attica correctional facility. Soon guards have become hostages, and the entire world is waiting for a resolution. But the situation only grows more and more tense and violent.

Copyright 1993 Home Box Office, a division of Time Warner Entertainment Company, L.P.

Distributor Notes: Against the Wall

A young guard witnesses the Attica prison uprising as he becomes a hostage in the prisoners negotiations. Based on a true story.

Source: Warner Home Video

Kyle MacLachlan: FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper of "Twin Peaks"
Samuel L. Jackson: American Actor
Clarence Williams: Star, Film and TV (Mod Squad), late '60s-present

John Frankenheimer: American Director