Riot

Year: 1969

Runtime: 96 mins

Language: English

Director: Buzz Kulik

ThrillerCrimeDrama

A desperate group of inmates engineers a violent prison riot as a smokescreen for their escape, unleashing a brutal clash that leaves numerous guards and prisoners dead. The chaos spirals into the most catastrophic uprising in the facility’s history, filmed on location at Arizona State Prison.

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