Attica (1980 film)

Attica is a 1980 American made-for-television historical drama film directed by Marvin J. Chomsky. It aired on ABC on March 1, 1980. The film dramatizes the events of the 1971 Attica Correctional Facility uprising in Attica, New York, and the subsequent state police raid to end the rebellion. The film focuses on the perspectives of both the inmates and the authorities involved. The cast includes George Grizzard, Charles Durning, and Henry Darrow. The film was critically acclaimed and received several Emmy Award nominations, winning for Outstanding Writing in a Limited Series or a Special.