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Black Sunday (1977) 6.7
An Israeli anti-terrorist agent must stop a disgruntled Vietnam vet cooperating in a plot to commit a terrorist plot at the Super Bowl. Director:John Frankenheimer |
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Cast
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Ma. David Kabakov
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| Bruce Dern | ... |
Michael Lander
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| Fritz Weaver | ... |
FBI Agent Sam Corley
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Steven Keats | ... |
Moshevsky
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Bekim Fehmiu | ... |
Fasil
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Muzi
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| William Daniels | ... |
Pugh
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| Walter Gotell | ... |
Colonel Riat
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Victor Campos | ... |
Nageeb
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Joseph Robbie | ... |
Joseph Robbie
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Robert J. Wussler | ... |
Robert Wussler
(as Robert Wussler)
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| Pat Summerall | ... |
Pat Summerall
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Tom Brookshier | ... |
Tom Brookshier
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Walter Brooke | ... |
Fowler
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Plot Synopsis
Storyline
Terrorist organization Black September is planning an attack on the United States. A woman called Dahlia is the one overseeing the operation. She was in the Middle East with the other members of the organization, discussing the operation when some Israelis came in; the leader, Major Kobakov had his gun on her but didn't shoot her. Kobakov then informed the US what they found. Though they don't know what their operation is, Kobakov assures them that it will be devastating. So, with FBI man, Corley, they try to find out what it is before it's too late. But they both have different ways of doing things, and since Kobakov is the visitor, he is warned to watch it. Dahlia's "partner in crime" is Michael Lander, a Vietnam P.O.W., who is psychologically scarred by that experience, thus making him very susceptible to her machinations. Written by <rcs0411@yahoo.com>
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EnglishRelease Date:
11 March 1977 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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(1896) (uncredited)
Written by John Philip Sousa
Played by the band at the Super Bowl
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Trivia
Lynn Swann's (Super Bowl MVP) touchdown can be seen from behind the end zone in one of the scenes. See more »Goofs
When the blimp takes off from the base after loading the bomb, Robert Shaw's character runs to the brown unmarked car and pulls the dead agent out. You can see that the emergency red light on the roof is operating. As he's getting into the car, you can see the light is off but as he's driving towards the helicopter, it's operating again. See more »Quotes
Captain Michael J. Lander: I wanted to give this whole son-of-a-bitchin' country something to remember me by!See more »
Soundtracks
"The Stars and Stripes Forever"(1896) (uncredited)
Written by John Philip Sousa
Played by the band at the Super Bowl
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There are a number of good things going for this film, among them two things you learn right from the opening credits: (1) John Frankenheimer is the director and (2) it's based on a book by Thomas Harris, the man who created "Hannibal Lechter."
Throw in two intense always-interesting actors, Bruce Dern and Marthe Keller, and you now have a good, no-nonsense story translated to the screen. By that, I mean that when people are shot, that's it, no questions asked, no stupid talking.
Even the football scenes were real-life with actual footage of the Cowboys and Steelers playing in a past Super Bowl.
The suspense was done well, although a bit hokey at the very end (can't say more without spoiling it) but it can't take away from the previous two-plus hours of credibility.
Dern also makes for a good "psycho" (he's almost made a career of it) and Keller is convincing as a villain, too, as she was in a film from the previous year: Marathon Man. Two other consistently- good actors also help make this an interesting film: Robert Shaw and Fritz Weaver.
It was nice to see this film on a widescreen DVD but the picture was a bit grainy. The transfer was okay, but could have been better. The film is worthy of a top- notch print.