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9 August 1985 (Sweden) morePlot:
A police officer suspects that a local husband and father who has recently undergone facial surgery... more | add synopsisAwards:
1 win & 1 nomination moreUser Comments:
Really excellent quality for a made-for-TV film - (POSSIBLE SPOILERS) moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Keith Carradine | ... | Allen Devlin |
 | Kathleen Quinlan | ... | Chris Graham |
 | Richard Widmark | ... | Joe Steiner |
 | Michael Beck | ... | Mike Patterson |
| Gerald Hiken | ... | Theo Grant |
| Don Hood | ... | Phil Murphy |
 | Dameon Clarke | ... | Battered Child |
| Martina Deignan | ... | Pauline |
| Paul Drake | ... | John Davey |
| Lawrence Lott | ... | Dr. Van Buren |
| Kenneth Kimmins | ... | Dr. Kay (as Ken Kimmins) |
| Murray Ord | ... | Harlan French |
| Sheila Moore | ... | Dr. Alcott |
| Jason Michas | ... | Mark |
| Shana Lane-Block | ... | Kathy |
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100 minCountry:
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EnglishColor:
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1.33 : 1 moreSound Mix:
MonoFilming Locations:
Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaFun Stuff
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I think that many of the complaints leveled against this movie are mostly due to the fact that it is similar to the theatrically-released film "Jagged Edge". Because "Blackout" was made for television and because most people saw "Jagged Edge" first, "Blackout" is seen as derivative. Nothing could be further from the truth. If anything, "Blackout" is the superior film, in my opinion. The performances are wonderful. Quinlan & Carradine give the best performances of their careers & Widmark was one of the best actors ever, bar none. Because the solutions to the crimes are similar in both movies, "Blackout" suffers by comparison. If "Blackout" had been released theatrically a few months earlier, nobody would remember "Jagged Edge" now.