Riot in Cell Block 11 1954 Watch Free in HD

Inhumane prison living conditions leads to riot. Surprisingly, the criminals don't want to escape -- they just want better living conditions.

Genre:

Drama, Crime

Actors:

Neville Brand, Emile Meyer, Frank Faylen, Leo Gordon, Robert Osterloh, Paul Frees, Don Keefer, Alvy Moore, Dabbs Greer, Whit Bissell, James Anderson, ...»

Director:

Don Siegel

Country:

United States

Release:

1954

IMDb:

7.0

Quality:

Duration:

80 min

New York Times

The grim business of melodrama behind prison walls, so often depicted in standard, banal fashion in films, is given both tension and dignity in Riot in Cell Block 11.

October 31, 2006

The Dissolve

[Director Don] Siegel later referred to Riot In Cell Block 11 as his breakthrough film, and it's easy to see why. Shooting fast and loose, he gives the film a documentary immediacy [...]

April 21, 2014

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CinePassion

The film sketches in the set-up with a beautifully delineated terseness -- one-shot character introductions, a rookie guard cold-cocked, the prison corridor erupting as the cons pour out.

September 19, 2014

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Variety

Riot in Cell Block 11 is a hard-hitting, suspenseful prison thriller.

March 26, 2009

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Q Network Film Desk

Siegel, with his innate sense of cinematic intensity and how to deploy violence with both visual and thematic heft, keeps the film's style relatively simple and straightforward, which allows the complexities of the situation at hand to take center-stage.

April 22, 2014

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Radio Times

Don Siegel emerged as more than just a Hollywood journeyman director with this hard-hitting, realistic prison picture, which presents a credible account of both the riot and the conditions that caused it.

September 19, 2014

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Creative Loafing

As Dunn and Crazy Mike, the leaders of the riot, Neville Brand and Leo Gordon convincingly bleed into their roles.

May 13, 2014

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Time Out

A riveting movie.

June 24, 2006

Chicago Reader

One of the best of all prison pictures.

January 01, 2000

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Ozus' World Movie Reviews

An authentic and hard-hitting prison drama.

January 24, 2005

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TV Guide

A powerful and intelligent prison film.

September 19, 2014

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TIME Magazine

Riot in Cell Block 11 is the best prison movie produced in years.

September 19, 2014

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