TITLE...........: Riot in Cell Block 11 (1954) 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 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. 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