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Riot in Cell Block 11 is a american film of genre Drama directed by Don Siegel released in USA on 28 february 1954 with Neville Brand
Riot in Cell Block 11 (1954)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 28 february 1954
Length 1h20
Directed by Don Siegel
OriginUSA
Themes Prison films
Rating69%
Riot in Cell Block 11 is a 1954 drama film noir directed by Don Siegel and starring Neville Brand, Emile Meyer, Frank Faylen and Leo Gordon.
Synopsis
One night, several prison inmates take guards prisoner to protest brutal conditions in their prison. They then make their demands known to Reynolds Warden (Emile Meyer), a liberal-minded administrator who has complained for many years about the same conditions. James V. Dunn (Neville Brand), the prisoners' leader, meets the press outside the cell block and makes demands that they will no longer tolerate the brutal guards, substandard food, overcrowding, and barely livable conditions.Actors
Neville Brand
(James V. Dunn)
Leo Gordon
(Crazy Mike Carne)
Emile Meyer
(Warden Reynolds)
Frank Faylen
(Commissioner Haskell)
Whit Bissell
(Guard Snader)
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