United States / Mar 20, 1983
1h 43min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Ebbe Roe Smith | Jim Seaver |
| Roberta Maxwell | Diane Silverman |
| Mary Armstrong | |
| Bernard Behrens | Dr. Niels Johansson |
| Ivan Bonar | |
| Frank Dent | Dr. Jason Halpern |
| Woody Eney | |
| Robert Fields | |
| Ron Frazier | Robert Grafton |
| Bruce French | |
| Elizabeth Gill | |
| Peter Hobbs | Jonathan E. Herman |
| Mie Hunt | Ellen Stevens |
| John Wesley | Bernard Frost |
| Jim Jansen | Arlen Surrey |
| June Kyoto Lu | |
| Charles Lanyer | Merritt Cunningham |
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Genres
TV MovieDramaThriller
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Special Bulletin |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | NBC, Ohlmeyer Communications Company |
| Release date | 20 marzo 1983 |
| Executive producer | Don Ohlmeyer |
| Production | Marshall Herskovitz, Edward Zwick, Lynn D. Baltimore |
| Writer | Edward Zwick, Marshall Herskovitz |
| Casting | Mary Goldberg |
| Editing | Arden Rynew, Bill Breshears |
| Cinematography | Hank Geving, Daniel Jiménez |
| Assistant directors | Edward Zwick, Robin J. Stern |
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| Lighting | Carl Gibson, James Jansen, Bill Johnson |
| Camera operators | Hank Geving, Daniel Jiménez |
| Additional photography | Hank Geving, Daniel Jiménez |
| Production design | Robb Wilson King, Gayle Simon, Tom Shaw Jr., David Q. Quick |
| Art direction | Robb Wilson King, Gayle Simon, Tom Shaw Jr., David Q. Quick |
| Set decoration | Gayle Simon, Robb Wilson King, Tom Shaw Jr., David Q. Quick |
| Visual effects | Bill Feightner |
| Stunts | Eurlyne Epper, Jeff Ramsey, Chuck Waters, Terry Leonard, Jerry Wills |
| Music | Jerry Clemans, Eric Levinson, Larry Stephens, Philip F. Falcone |
| Sound | Jerry Clemans, Eric Levinson, Larry Stephens, Philip F. Falcone |
| Costume design | Ken Horn |
| Makeup | Ken Horn |
| Hairstyling | Ken Horn |
Release dates
TV
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