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Frank Elli (novel)
James Poe (writer)
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Release Date:
12 May 1969 (Denmark) more
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They exploded the ugliest riot in prison history to cover their dangerous, desperate break for freedom.
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Maybe not a forgotten gem,but watchable all the same. more (3 total)

Cast

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Jim Brown ... Cully Briston

Gene Hackman ... Red Fraker
Mike Kellin ... Bugsy
Gerald S. O'Loughlin ... Grossman
Ben Carruthers ... Surefoot

Clifford David ... Mary Sheldon
Bill Walker ... Jake
Jerry Thompson ... Fisk
Ricky Summers ... Gravel Gertie
Mr. Gerri ... Queen #1
John Neiderhauser ... Queen #2
Warden Frank A. Eyman ... The Warden
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Runtime:
96 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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2 out of 2 people found the following comment useful.
Maybe not a forgotten gem,but watchable all the same., 24 October 2003
Author: dbdumonteil

Small budget movie,which Gene Hackman's fans might want to see.Its main originality lies in the fact that it does not show life in prison,but the inmates' revenge ,after a few wardens have been held hostages .The prisoners try to fool the prison authorities as they write a petition in order to improve their living conditions in jail while digging a tunnel .But it's many a mile to freedom .Not as good as Siegel's "escape from Alcatraz" (both movies are reportedly true stories).Very violent ,mainly in the second half.

Note:the movie was produced by William Castle with a score by Christopher Komeda.This team worked on "Rosemary's baby" the year before.And "Riot" music resembles that of "Rosemary".Notably,the sequence when the men are walking through the tunnel uses almost the same music as the sequence when Rosemary ,with a knife in her hand,walks through the corridor that leads to the Castevet's apartment.

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