Canada / Aug 25, 1978 / R
The night the power failed.... and the shock began!
1h 32min
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
Thriller about four sadistic criminals who, after escaping during a transfer, take over a posh Manhattan apartment complex and start looting and terrorizing its occupants during New York City's famous 1977 blackout.
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Genres
ActionThriller
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Blackout |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | Canada, France |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | DAL Productions, Maki FIlms, Somerville House |
| Release date | 25 agosto 1978 |
| Executive producer | Don Carmody, André Link, Ivan Reitman, John Vidette |
| Production | John Dunning, Eddy Matalon, Nicole M. Boisvert |
| Writer | Eddy Matalon, John Dunning, John C.W. Saxton |
| Editing | Debra Karen, Michael Karen |
| Cinematography | Jean-Jacques Tarbès |
| Assistant directors | Eddy Matalon |
| Camera operators | Jean-Jacques Tarbès |
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| Additional photography | Jean-Jacques Tarbès |
| Production design | Jocelyn Joly |
| Art direction | Jocelyn Joly |
| Set decoration | Jocelyn Joly |
| Special effects | Joe Elsener |
| Music | Didier Vasseur, Henri Blondeau, Maurice Gilbert, Daniel Goldberg, Normand Mercier |
| Sound | Henri Blondeau, Maurice Gilbert, Daniel Goldberg, Normand Mercier, Didier Vasseur |
| Costume design | Blanche Boileau, Suzanne Rioux |
| Makeup | Suzanne Rioux, Blanche Boileau |
| Hairstyling | Blanche Boileau, Suzanne Rioux |
Release dates
Theatrical release
United States / Sep 13, 1978 / R
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