The Killing Yard
“An act no one could forgive. And only one man could defend. The true story of the Attica Prison riot.”
Lawyers must defend a prisoner accused of murdering two of his inmates during the Attica prison riots in 1971.
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Cast
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Euzhan Palcy Director · Benita Garvin Writer John Simmons Cinematographer
United States release September 23, 2001 · Production Showtime Networks, Paramount Television Studios
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Showtime Films
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Showtime Networks
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Paramount Television Studios
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Languages
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English
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English
Release dates
Canada · September 10, 2001
Toronto International Film Festival premiere
United States · September 23, 2001
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Argentina
June 18, 2003 · video premiere
Germany
May 14, 2003
United Kingdom
April 7, 2007 · London
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