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Special Bulletin

Special Bulletin

19837.01h 43m

Overview

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.

Directed by Edward Zwick
Written by Edward Zwick, Marshall Herskovitz
Produced by Edward Zwick, Marshall Herskovitz
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Top Cast

Ed Flanders

Ed Flanders

John Woodley

Kathryn Walker

Kathryn Walker

Susan Myles

Roxanne Hart

Roxanne Hart

Megan Barclay

Christopher Allport

Christopher Allport

Steven Levitt

David Clennon

David Clennon

Bruce Lyman

David Rasche

David Rasche

David McKeeson

Rosalind Cash

Rosalind Cash

Frieda Barton

Ebbe Roe Smith

Ebbe Roe Smith

Jim Seaver

Roberta Maxwell

Roberta Maxwell

Diane Silverman

M

Mary Armstrong

Themes & Keywords

terrorismnuclearnews reportfound footagenews broadcasterpseudo-documentary

About Special Bulletin

Special Bulletin is a tv movie, drama, thriller film released in 1983 exploring themes of terrorism, nuclear, news report, found footage, news broadcaster, pseudo-documentary. Directed by Edward Zwick, it stars Ed Flanders, Kathryn Walker, Roxanne Hart. 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.

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