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Release Date:
11 March 1977 (USA)
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Tagline:
There has never been a motion picture adventure like... See more »
Plot:
An Israeli anti-terrorist agent must stop a disgruntled Vietnam vet cooperating in a plot to commit a terrorist plot at the Super Bowl. Full summary » | Full synopsis »
Plot Keywords:
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Smuggling
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Female Terrorist
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Spy
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Awards:
1 nomination
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NewsDesk:
(10 articles)
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Supporting Actors: The Overlooked and Underrated (part 2 of 5)
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(From The Film Stage. 15 May 2012, 12:05 PM, PDT)
(From The Hollywood News. 27 May 2012, 3:00 AM, PDT)
Supporting Actors: The Overlooked and Underrated (part 2 of 5)
(From SoundOnSight. 24 May 2012, 12:12 AM, PDT)
Alexander Payne Looking Towards Will Forte and Bruce Dern For ‘Nebraska’
(From The Film Stage. 15 May 2012, 12:05 PM, PDT)
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A Gem
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Cast
(in credits order) (verified as complete) | Robert Shaw | ... | Ma. David Kabakov |
 | Bruce Dern | ... | Michael Lander |
 | Marthe Keller | ... | Dahlia Iyad |
 | Fritz Weaver | ... | FBI Agent Sam Corley |
| Steven Keats | ... | Moshevsky |
| Bekim Fehmiu | ... | Fasil |
| Michael V. Gazzo | ... | Muzi |
 | William Daniels | ... | Pugh |
| Walter Gotell | ... | Colonel Riat |
| Victor Campos | ... | Nageeb |
| Joseph Robbie | ... | Joseph Robbie |
| Robert J. Wussler | ... | Robert Wussler (as Robert Wussler) |
| Pat Summerall | ... | Pat Summerall |
| Tom Brookshier | ... | Tom Brookshier |
| Walter Brooke | ... | Fowler |
| James Jeter | ... | Watchman |
 | Clyde Kusatsu | ... | Freighter Captain |
| Tom McFadden | ... | Farley |
| Robert Patten | ... | Vickers |
| Than Wyenn | ... | Israeli Ambassador |
| Jack Rader | ... | Pearson |
| Nick Nickolary | ... | Simmons (as Nick Nicolary) |
| Michael Joseph Reynolds | ... | Jackson |
| Hunter von Leer | ... | T.V. Cameraman |
| Sarah Fankboner | ... | V.A. Receptionist |
| Kathy Thornton | ... | Head Nurse |
| Frank Logan | ... | Lansing |
| Frank Man | ... | Desk Clerk - Miami |
| Kenneth I. Harms | ... | S.W.A.T. Captain |
| Kim Nicholas | ... | Girl Hostage |
| Bert Madrid | ... | Bellhop |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
 | Kristy McNichol | ... | (scenes deleted) |
| Sherman 'Big Train' Bergman | ... | Football Fan (uncredited) |
 | Terry Bradshaw | ... | Himself (uncredited) |
 | Ian Bulloch | ... | Secret Service Agent (uncredited) |
 | Paul Fahrenkopf | ... | Spectator (uncredited) |
 | John Frankenheimer | ... | TV Director (uncredited) |
 | Robert Ito | ... | Japanese Man (uncredited) |
| January L'Angelle | ... | Young Football Fan (uncredited) |
 | Jim Robertson | ... | Football Stadium Fan (uncredited) |
Directed by | |||
| John Frankenheimer | |||
Writing credits | ||
| Thomas Harris | (by) | |
| Ernest Lehman | (screenplay) & | |
| Kenneth Ross | (screenplay) and | |
| Ivan Moffat | (screenplay) | |
Produced by | |||
| Robert Evans | .... | producer | |
| Alan Levine | .... | associate producer | |
| Robert L. Rosen | .... | executive producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| John Williams | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| John A. Alonzo | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Tom Rolf | |||
Casting by | |||
| Lynn Stalmaster | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Walter H. Tyler | (as Walter Tyler) | ||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Jerry Wunderlich | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Ray Summers | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Sugar Blymyer | .... | hair stylist | |
| Robert Dawn | .... | makeup artist (as Bob Dawn) | |
| Brad Wilder | .... | makeup artist | |
Production Management | |||
| Jerry Ziesmer | .... | unit production manager | |
| Lindsley Parsons Jr. | .... | executive production manager: Paramount (uncredited) | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Larry J. Franco | .... | second assistant director (as Larry Franco) | |
| Marc Monnet | .... | second unit director | |
| Jerry Ziesmer | .... | assistant director | |
Art Department | |||
| Nikita Knatz | .... | production illustrator | |
| Ray Mercer Jr. | .... | property master (as Ray Mercer) | |
Sound Department | |||
| Howard Beals | .... | sound effects editor | |
| Gene S. Cantamessa | .... | sound mixer (as Gene Cantamessa) | |
| John Wilkinson | .... | re-recording mixer (as John K. Wilkinson) | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Logan Frazee | .... | special effects man | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Bill Hansard | .... | process consultant | |
| Pete Kleinow | .... | visual effects (uncredited) | |
| Harry Walton | .... | visual effects (uncredited) | |
| Gene Warren Jr. | .... | visual effects (uncredited) | |
| Gene Warren | .... | visual effects (uncredited) | |
Stunts | |||
| Everett Creach | .... | stunt coordinator | |
| Jay Amor | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Richard E. Butler | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Mickey Caruso | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Bobby Clark | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Erik Cord | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Everett Creach | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Howard Curtis | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Jeannie Epper | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Roberto Escobar | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Larry Holt | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Gene LeBell | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Bob Minor | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| John Moio | .... | co-stunt coordinator (uncredited) | |
| Dean Smith | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Paul Stader | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Greg Walker | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Richard Washington | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Dick Ziker | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Steve Sabol | .... | cameraman: N.F.L. Films, special football sequences | |
| Norman Lang | .... | electrician (uncredited) | |
| Rexford L. Metz | .... | camera operator: second unit (uncredited) | |
Casting Department | |||
| Beverly McDermott | .... | location casting: Miami | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Shelly Levine | .... | costumer: men (uncredited) | |
Music Department | |||
| June Edgerton | .... | music editor | |
| Herbert W. Spencer | .... | orchestrations | |
Other crew | |||
| Charlsie Bryant | .... | script supervisor | |
| James W. Gavin | .... | helicopter pilot (as James Gavin) | |
| Nat Moore | .... | football technical advisor | |
| Nick Nickolary | .... | pilot: Goodyear blimp (as Nick Nicolary) | |
| Cathy Chazan | .... | assistant: Mr. Evans (uncredited) | |
Production Companies
- Paramount Pictures (presents)
- Paramount Pictures (1977) (USA) (theatrical)
- Cinema Internazional Corporation (1977) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1979) (USA) (TV)
- Fotomat (Drive-Thru Movies) Video (1979) (USA) (VHS)
- Paramount Home Video (1994) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
- Paramount Home Video (19??) (USA) (VHS)
- Paramount Home Video (2003) (USA) (DVD)
- Modern Film Effects (special photographic effects)
- Excelsior! Animated Moving Pictures (uncredited)
- Cinema Research optical effects & titles
- Connaught Productions services
- NFL Films special filming of football sequences
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Runtime:
143 min
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Color (Movielab)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 See more »
Certification:
Singapore:NC-16 | Canada:18A (Ontario) | West Germany:18 (nf) | Argentina:18 | Finland:K-16 | France:-12 | Norway:18 | Sweden:15 | USA:R (certificate #24543) | Netherlands:16 | Iceland:16
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Trivia:
Three Goodyear blimps are used in the film, one based in Miami, one in Houston and one in Los Angeles.See more »
Goofs:
Errors in geography: When the blimp takes off from its base in South Florida en-route to the SuperBowl, you can see mountains in the distance. South Florida's terrain is flat.See more »
Quotes:
Major David Kabakov:Mr. Corley, what exactly is this Super Bowl?See more »
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Bruce Dern/Leon Redbone (#8.15)" (1983)See more »
Soundtrack:
The Stars and Stripes ForeverSee more »
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"Black Sunday" is a nice example of how good action films used to be, before the 80s and 90s saw dumb scripts and dumb characters undermine the genre forever (films like "The Rock" for example). Instead of going for non-stop pyrotechnics, John Frankenheimer and Ernest Lehman serve up a tense, exciting build-up with interesting characters along the way that culminates in a grand finale that was partly filmed during Super Bowl X between Dallas and Pittsburgh. Robert Shaw, at long last given the chance to play the hero in a movie, is quite good as the weary Israeli agent and Bruce Dern is at his psychotic best as the deranged blimp pilot.