Riot in Cell Block 11 (1954) | |
| Director(s) | Don Siegel |
| Producer(s) | Walter Wanger |
| Top Genres | Drama |
| Top Topics | |
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Riot in Cell Block 11 (1954) was a Drama Film directed by Don Siegel and produced by Walter Wanger.
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Riot in Cell Block 11 (1954): Social Commentary in The Guise of Exploitation
By 4 Star Film Fan on Nov 5, 2019 From 4 Star FilmsIf you’re like me you met Don Siegel because of Dirty Harry (1971)?or maybe The Invasion of the Body Snatchers?(1956). But it was only after?discovering the rest of his work — the likes of The Big Steal (1949), The Lineup (1958), or even this film, where you began to appreciate the consu... Read full article
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This was such a financial and critical success for Allied Artists (formerly Monogram) that they were able to book the film into theatres well into the late 1950s.
Leo Gordon had once served time for armed robbery at Folsom Prison. The guards remembered him as a troublemaker, and always made him enter and exit the prison separate from the cast and crew, and always strip-searched him.
This was such a hit that Walter Wanger teamed with 'Don Siegel (I)' two years later for the now classic Invasion of the Body Snatchers.
read more facts about Riot in Cell Block 11...
Leo Gordon had once served time for armed robbery at Folsom Prison. The guards remembered him as a troublemaker, and always made him enter and exit the prison separate from the cast and crew, and always strip-searched him.
This was such a hit that Walter Wanger teamed with 'Don Siegel (I)' two years later for the now classic Invasion of the Body Snatchers.
read more facts about Riot in Cell Block 11...
