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Overview

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6.1/10   239 votes
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Director:
Douglas Hickox
Writers:
David Ambrose (screenplay)
David Ambrose (story)
Contact:
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Release Date:
9 August 1985 (Sweden) more
Plot:
A police officer suspects that a local husband and father who has recently undergone facial surgery... more | add synopsis
Awards:
1 win & 1 nomination more
User Comments:
Really excellent quality for a made-for-TV film - (POSSIBLE SPOILERS) more

Cast

  (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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Additional Details

Runtime:
100 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono

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1 out of 2 people found the following comment useful:-
Really excellent quality for a made-for-TV film - (POSSIBLE SPOILERS), 4 February 2007
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Author: ed4evr from United States

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.

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