Riot in Cell Block 11 (1954) Criterion 1080p BluRay x265 HEVC FLA...
Riot in Cell Block 11
CrimeFilm Noir
A prisoner leads his counterparts in a protest for better living conditions which turns violent and ugly.
Early in his career, Don Siegel made his mark with this sensational and high-octane but economically constructed drama set in a maximum-security penitentiary. Riot in Cell Block 11, the brainchild of producer extraordinaire Walter Wanger, is a ripped-from-the-headlines social-problem picture about inmates’ rights that was inspired by a recent spate of uprisings in American prisons. In Siegel’s hands, the film, shot on location at Folsom State Prison, with real inmates and guards as extras, is at once brash and humane, showcasing the hard-boiled visual flair and bold storytelling for which the director would become known.
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STARS...........: Neville Brand, Emile Meyer, Frank Faylen, Leo Gordon
DIRECTOR........: Don Siegel
WRITERS.........: Richard Collins
GENRE...........: Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
TOMATOMETER.....: 100/75
IMDB SCORE......: 7.0
IMDB LINK.......: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047417
RUNTIME.........: 1h 20mn
SIZE............: 5.87 GB
VIDEO CODEC.....: HEVC (Main10@L4)
BITRATE.........: 10000 Kbps (2-pass)
RESOLUTION......: 1480x1080
ASPECT RATIO....: 1.37:1
FRAMERATE.......: 23.976 fps
AUDIO1..........: English FLAC 1.0
AUDIO2..........: Commentary by film scholar Matthew H. Bernstein
SUBTITLES.......: ENG
SOURCE..........: Criterion Blu-ray
ENCODE DATE.....: 2026-06-07
Extras
• Commentary by film scholar Matthew H. Bernstein
• The Challenge of Our Prisons
• Excerpt From Don Siegel: Director
• Don Siegel on Riot in Cell Block 11
