Special Bulletin

1983 1h 43m EN

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★7.0TMDB · 30

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Synopsis

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An evening of TV programming is interrupted by breaking news: in Charleston, South Carolina, two Coast Guard personnel and two members of a local news team have been taken hostage by a group of terrorists who are seeking to destroy the triggers of all local nuclear devices. Moreover, the terrorists threaten to detonate their own device if their demands are not met.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Ed Flanders
John Woodley
Kathryn Walker
Susan Myles
Roxanne Hart
Megan Barclay
Christopher Allport
Steven Levitt
David Clennon
Bruce Lyman
David Rasche
David McKeeson
Rosalind Cash
Frieda Barton
Ebbe Roe Smith
Jim Seaver

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Edward Zwick
Writers: Edward Zwick, Marshall Herskovitz
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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43 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 5

DIRECTOR

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Editor Arden Rynew shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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3 / 5

CAST

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Ed Flanders and Kathryn Walker and Roxanne Hart carry the top of the cast.

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4 / 5

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0086350 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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5 / 5

WILD

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Only 30 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Edward Zwick directs. Arden Rynew cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

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143 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Editor Arden Rynew shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
3Ed Flanders and Kathryn Walker and Roxanne Hart carry the top of the cast.
4IMDB entry: tt0086350 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
5Only 30 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Editing: Arden Rynew
Production design: Robb Wilson King
Makeup / hair: Ken Horn
Sound: Jerry Clemans
Stunt coordinator: Jeff Ramsey
Runtime: 103 min · 1h 43m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: Special Bulletin (1983)

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Muppet_Man2019-01-01
★ 8/10
A worryingly realistic docudrama about a group of terrorists who want to force Nuclear weapons to be disarmed by threatening to explode one themselves.

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