Riot (1969)
3.1 of 5 from 45 ratings
1h 36min
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- Synopsis:
Cully Briston (Jim Brown) is serving a 5 year sentence in an Arizona prison.He's not getting along well with the Sergeant of the guards who, on finding a bottle of moonshine near Cully, sends him to the isolation block. Arriving there Cully discovers that inmates have taken over the block and have taken the guards as hostages. Inmate Red Fraker (Gene Hackman) is the leader of the revolt and asks Cully to join them in a mass escape. Cully tries to temper the inmates and avoid the killing of the guards who could be more useful as hostages during negotiations with state officials. Riot leader Red Fraker asks Cully to join the escape attempt and Cully reluctantly agrees. They decide to pretend negotiating better living conditions for the prison inmates in order to gain time for their real aim which is escaping. When Cully asks Red how would this even be possible, Red reveals the existence of an old tunnel, built under the prison auditorium. Very few inmates and no prison staff members know about the tunnel's existence. While negotiations with the state officials are taking place, Cully plans to brew enough prison moonshine to get most inmates drunk while the select few escape trough the tunnel. - Actors:
- Jim Brown, Gene Hackman, Mike Kellin, Gerald S. O'Loughlin, Ben Carruthers, Clifford David, Bill Walker, Jerry Thompson, Ricky Summers, Mr. Gerri, John Neiderhauser, Frank Eyman
- Directors:
- Buzz Kulik
- Producers:
- William Castle
- Writers:
- Frank Elli, James Poe
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Classics, Drama, Thrillers
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