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Special Bulletin (1983)

1983-03-20 · 1h 43m · EN
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A TV reporter and cameraman are taken hostage on a tugboat while covering a workers strike. The demands of the hostage-takers are to collect all the nuclear detonators in the Charleston, SC area so they may be detonated at sea. They threaten to detonate a nuclear device of their own of their demand isnt met.

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Edward ZwickDirector

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Ed FlandersEd FlandersJohn WoodleyKathryn WalkerKathryn WalkerSusan MylesRoxanne HartRoxanne HartMegan 'Meg' BarclayChristopher AllportChristopher AllportSteven LevittDavid ClennonDavid ClennonDr. Bruce LymanDavid RascheDavid RascheDr. David McKeesonRosalind CashRosalind CashFrieda BartonEbbe Roe SmithEbbe Roe SmithJim SeaverRoberta MaxwellRoberta MaxwellDiane SilvermanRobert KayRobert KayGeorge TakasimaJ. Wesley HustonJ. Wesley HustonBernard FrostFrank DentFrank DentDr. Jason Halpern

Keywords

TerrorismFound footageNuclear

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Genre affinityDrama · Tv MovieTheme affinityTerrorism · Found Footage · NuclearDialogue densityDramaDirector preference5341Actor preference148789 · 65282 · 159982Country preferenceUs

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What is Special Bulletin about?

A TV reporter and cameraman are taken hostage on a tugboat while covering a workers strike. The demands of the hostage-takers are to collect all the nuclear detonators in the Charleston, SC area so they may be detonated at sea. They threaten to detonate a nuclear device of their own of their demand isnt met.

How long is Special Bulletin?

Special Bulletin has a runtime of 103 minutes.