Attica
Trailer: Attica
Year: 2021
Genre: Documentary
Studio: Showtime Documentary Films, Firelight Films, Topic Studios
Director: Traci A. Curry, Stanley Nelson
Cast: Clarence Jones, John Johnson, Herman Schwartz, Elizabeth Gaynes, James Asbury, Nelson Rockefeller
Crew: Tom Phillips (Original Music Composer), Aljernon Tunsil (Editor), Benny Mouthon (Supervising Sound Editor), Benny Mouthon (Sound Re-Recording Mixer), Jaclyn Lee (Co-Editor), Brian Bracken (Sound Editor)
Runtime: 117 minutes
Release: Sep 09, 2021
IMDb: 6.90/10 by 42 users
Popularity: 1
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
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