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Director of "The Bourne Identity" to make a film about Attica prison riot
Published: 2/19/2010 4:16 AM
Doug Liman will make a plan about the 1971 riot at Attica.
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Doug Liman, the filmmaker who helmed "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" and "The Bourne Identity," is planning to try his hand at telling the story of the 1971 revolt at Attica Prison in upstate New York.

The story might resonate especially strongly with Liman, whose father served as chief counsel to the New York State Special Commission on Attica Prison.

During the riot, which erupted after prisoners heard that a black inmate was shot to death by a corrections officer in California, nearly 1,000 of the prisoners at Attica revolted and seized control of the corrections facility.

At the time of the event the Attica prisoners were only allowed one shower a week and one roll of toilet paper a month. In total, 39 people died during the course of the mutiny, which lasted four days.

Moviegoers who have enjoyed other films about the travails of prisoners, such as "The Last Castle" or "Brubaker" might enjoy the film, as will anyone who followed HBO's original series "Oz."ADNFCR-2673-ID-19625079-ADNFCR

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