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Special Bulletin
7.0 / 10• 1983• 1h 43m•NR• English
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Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Ed Flanders
John Woodley
Lead
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
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Edward Zwick's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Special Bulletin is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
