Special Bulletin
Special Bulletin

Special Bulletin

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1983
1h 43m
7.0(25 votes)
TV Movie
Drama
Thriller

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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Cast & Crew

62 members
Acting

Ed Flanders

John Woodley

Ed Flanders
Acting

Kathryn Walker

Susan Myles

Kathryn Walker
Acting

Roxanne Hart

Megan Barclay

Roxanne Hart
Acting

Christopher Allport

Steven Levitt

Christopher Allport
Acting

David Clennon

Bruce Lyman

David Clennon
Acting

David Rasche

David McKeeson

David Rasche
Acting

Rosalind Cash

Frieda Barton

Rosalind Cash
Acting

Ebbe Roe Smith

Jim Seaver

Ebbe Roe Smith
Acting

Roberta Maxwell

Diane Silverman

Roberta Maxwell
Acting

Mary Armstrong

Unknown Role

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Bernard Behrens

Dr. Niels Johansson

Bernard Behrens
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Ivan Bonar

Unknown Role

Ivan Bonar
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Frank Dent

Dr. Jason Halpern

Frank Dent
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Woody Eney

Unknown Role

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Robert Fields

Unknown Role

Robert Fields
Acting

Ron Frazier

Robert Grafton

Ron Frazier
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Bruce French

Unknown Role

Bruce French
Writing

Elizabeth Gill

Unknown Role

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Peter Hobbs

Jonathan E. Herman

Peter Hobbs
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Mie Hunt

Ellen Stevens

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John Wesley

Bernard Frost

John Wesley
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Jim Jansen

Arlen Surrey

Jim Jansen
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June Kyoto Lu

Unknown Role

June Kyoto Lu
Acting

Charles Lanyer

Merritt Cunningham

Charles Lanyer
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George Morfogen

Unknown Role

George Morfogen
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Duncan Ross

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Bill Saito

Unknown Role

Bill Saito
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Lane Smith

Morton Sanders

Lane Smith
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Kenneth Tigar

Dr. Abraham Sczrsma

Kenneth Tigar
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John Walsh

Unknown Role

John Walsh
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Steve Arvin

Unknown Role

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Edwin Bernstein

Unknown Role

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Wanda Bowe

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Robert Buckingham

Unknown Role

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Judie Carroll

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Marian A. Carter

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Kelly Condon

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Noel Conlon

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William A. Gimble Jr.

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William J. Ghinta

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Liberty Godshall

Unknown Role

Liberty Godshall
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Ray Godshall

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Virginia Gourdin

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Robert Kay

George Takasima

No Image
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Steven Ledford

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Marc Levy

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Michael Madsen

Jimmy Lenox

Michael Madsen
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Robert Marks

Unknown Role

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Joe Mays

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Arthur McDonald

Unknown Role

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David Moses

Unknown Role

David Moses
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Anthony R. Nuzzo

Unknown Role

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Ellen Ren

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Ellis Ren

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Adrian Ricard

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Adrian Ricard
Acting

Steven M. Sawyer

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Sadina H. Terry

Unknown Role

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Jack Thompson

Tennessee Senator

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Celestine Turner

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David VandeBrake

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Elizabeth Young

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Sam Youngblood

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