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1983-03-20 • 1h 43m

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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.

Directors
Edward Zwick
Editors
Arden Rynew

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  1. Ed Flanders

    Ed Flanders

    John Woodley

  2. Kathryn Walker

    Kathryn Walker

    Susan Myles

  3. Roxanne Hart

    Roxanne Hart

    Megan Barclay

  4. Christopher Allport

    Christopher Allport

    Steven Levitt

  5. David Clennon

    David Clennon

    Bruce Lyman

  6. David Rasche

    David Rasche

    David McKeeson

  7. Rosalind Cash

    Rosalind Cash

    Frieda Barton

  8. Ebbe Roe Smith

    Ebbe Roe Smith

    Jim Seaver

  9. Roberta Maxwell

    Roberta Maxwell

    Diane Silverman

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Muppet_Man

Jan 1, 2019

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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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
terrorismnuclearnews reportfound footagenews broadcaster