"In 1971, a warden at Attica Penitentiary is caught up in a hostage crisis when inmates take over the prison to demand better living conditions."
Kyle MacLachlan
as Michael Smith
Samuel L. Jackson
as Jamaal
Clarence Williams III
as Chaka
Frederic Forrest
as Weisbad
Harry Dean Stanton
as Hal
Anne Heche
as Sharon Smith
Danny Trejo
as Luis
Philip Bosco
as Oswald
Tom Bower
as Ed
Carmen Argenziano
as Mancusi
Peter Murnik
as Jess
Steve Harris
as Cecil
David Ackroyd
as William Kuntsler
Denis Forest
as Denny
Mark Cabus
as Ken
Bruce Evers
as Yates
Richard Cowl
as Barber
Bud Davis
as Bud
Jeffrey Buckner Ford
as Willis
Joey Anderson
as Mrs. Willis
Danny Drew
as Kareem
Al Garrison
as Puzzled inmate
Vincent Harris
as Metal shop riotor
Vincent Henry
as Reporter #1
Scott Higgins
as Reporter #2
Rand Hopkins
as Trooper captain
James Mayberry
as Scared inmate
James 'Sonny' Moore
as Elderly inmate
Bart Whiteman
as Trooper sergeant
Craig Hosking
as Helicopter Pilot
Juan Garcia
as Nunez
Tommy Barnes
as Guard (uncredited)
Jared Brent Johnson
as News crew member (uncredited)
DeForest Mapp
as Billups (uncredited)
David Edward Perry
as Bouncer Dave (uncredited)
Garth Shaw
as Inmate (uncredited)
Tommy Lister Jr.
as Prisoner
Pete Berwick
as Stabbed Convict (uncredited)
John Frankenheimer
Director
Ron Hutchinson
Writer
Jason White
Extras Casting Assistant
Jophery C. Brown
Stunts
Keith Woulard
Stunt Coordinator
Dominick DiVito
Michael Haynes
Eugene Collier
Sylvia Vega-Vasquez
Costume Design
Irwin Meyer
Executive Producer
Jonathan Axelrod
Gary Chang
Original Music Composer
Michael Z. Hanan
Production Design
Sandi Cook
Art Direction
John R. Leonetti
Director of Photography
Lee Percy
Editor
Steven R. McGlothen
Producer
Mary V. Buck
Casting
Jerry Adams
Associate Producer
Cindy Coburn
Set Decoration
Harvey Bibicoff
Susan Edelman
Joani Yarbrough
Key Hair Stylist
Michael Hancock
Key Makeup Artist