Riot in Cell Block 11
Riot in Cell Block 11

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- 70/100 based on 2,319 votes
  • Released: 1954
  • Runtime: 80 mins
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  • Studio: Allied Artists Pictures
  • Genres: Drama - Crime

Producer, Walter Wanger, who'd just done time (4 mos after shooting a man he believed was having an affair with his wife), wanted to make a film which showed the appalling conditions he saw while incarcerated. Working with Don Siegel, they wrote this film. In protest to the brutal guards, substandard food, overcrowding and poor living conditions, inmates stage an uprising, and take several guards hostage. Negotiations between the inmates and prison officials are stymied by po... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in Riot in Cell Block 11:

Neville Brand
Emile Meyer
Frank Faylen
Leo Gordon
Robert Osterloh
Paul Frees

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Producer, Walter Wanger, who'd just done time (4 mos after shooting a man he believed was having an affair with his wife), wanted to make a film which showed the appalling conditions he saw while incarcerated. Working with Don Siegel, they wrote this film. In protest to the brutal guards, substandard food, overcrowding and poor living conditions, inmates stage an uprising, and take several guards hostage. Negotiations between the inmates and prison officials are stymied by politicians interfering with the prison administration, and by dissension and infighting amongst the inmates.

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Q Network Film Desk - 9/10 by James KendrickSiegel, with his innate sense of cinematic intensity and how to deploy violence with both visual and thematic heft, keeps the film's style relatively simple and straightforward, which allows the complexities of the situation at hand to take center-stage.
CinePassion - 9/10 by Fernando F. CroceThe film sketches in the set-up with a beautifully delineated terseness -- one-shot character introductions, a rookie guard cold-cocked, the prison corridor erupting as the cons pour out.
Variety - 8/10 by Variety StaffRiot in Cell Block 11 is a hard-hitting, suspenseful prison thriller.
Radio Times - 8/10 by David ParkinsonDon Siegel emerged as more than just a Hollywood journeyman director with this hard-hitting, realistic prison picture, which presents a credible account of both the riot and the conditions that caused it.
Creative Loafing - 8/10 by Matt BrunsonAs Dunn and Crazy Mike, the leaders of the riot, Neville Brand and Leo Gordon convincingly bleed into their roles.
The Dissolve - 8/10 by Keith Phipps[Director Don] Siegel later referred to Riot In Cell Block 11 as his breakthrough film, and it's easy to see why. Shooting fast and loose, he gives the film a documentary immediacy [...]
User Review - 10/10 by gary twow what a movie 2 watch.....i have just seen this movie 4 the 1st time n think that this is a brilliant movie 2 watch......its got a good cast of actors/actressess throughout this movie....i think that neville brand, frank faylen, emile meyer play good roles/parts throughout this movie....i think that the director of this real-life/drama/thriller/action/adventure movie had done a great job of directing this movie because you never know what 2 expect throughout this movie....this is such a really powerful drama movie 2 watch but this is such a great movie 2 watch n its a true-story
User Review - 8/10 by Dax DAlthough technically a "B" picture, there is an underlying call for humanity in relation to prison life at the heart of this armed uprising. One wonders what kind of an impact this film had on prison conditions in the U.S. or was it merely seen as an entertaining flick.
User Review - 8/10 by John COne of the most ambitious--and rewarding--prison riot films in cinematic history, with no grit spared.
User Review - 8/10 by delysid dBadass Oldies Movies that takes into the world of 50s prison riots!

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