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3.0 out of 5 stars
Worth watching, May 6, 2010
This review is from: Riot in Cell Block 11 [VHS] (VHS Tape)
Before I stumbled across this VHS tape at the local video store I'd never even heard of this movie and that's a real shame cause it's pretty good and should be on DVD.
Happyotter favorite Neville Brand is a prisoner in a large state prison and he's [...] had enough of the overcrowding and the [...] food and the [...] guards so he leads a riot and ends up capturing nine guards. He and his fellow convicts threaten to kill the guards unless some of their demands are met. Lots of tense situations and violence follows.
For 1954 this movie was pretty hard-hitting and violent and even had one direct reference to male-on-male prison rape! Director Don Siegel also helmed one of my personal favorite noir's PRIVATE HELL 36 and later went on to make ESCAPE FROM ALCATRAZ and DIRTY HARRY. If you can find a copy check it out!
Oh yea, it bugged the [...] out of me while I was watching it, but one of the rioting prisoners (Gator) was played by a young Alvy Moore. You'll remember him from THE BROTHERHOOD OF SATAN, 74 episodes of "Green Acres" and [...] of other stuff.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
need this on dvd, March 31, 2010
This review is from: Riot in Cell Block 11 [VHS] (VHS Tape)
great movie , i had it on vhs . this 1954 classic movie needs to be on DVD the film shows neville brand starring in this as one of the inmates that riots for better rights in the prison a very good storyline
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