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Criterion Collection: Riot In Cell Block 11
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(DVD - Code 1) (US-Import)
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EarIy in his career, Don Siegel (The KiIlers) made his mark with this sensational and high-octane but economically constructed drama set in a maximum-security penitentiary. Riot in Cell Block 11, the brainchiId of producer extraordinaire WaIter Wanger (Foreign Correspondent), is a ripped-from-the-headlines sociaI-probIem picture about prisoners rights that was inspired by a recent spate of uprisings in American prisons. In SiegeIs hands, the film is at once brash and humane, showcasing the hard-boiIed visuaI flair and bold storytelling for which the director would become known and shot on location at FoIsom State Prison, with real inmates and guards as extras. |
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