Special Bulletin

Special Bulletin

6.9IMDb Score
Released:1983-03-20
Duration:103 min
Director:Edward Zwick
Actors:Ed Flanders, Kathryn Walker, Roxanne Hart, Christopher Allport, David Clennon
Production:NBC, Ohlmeyer Communications Company

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.

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