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Musta sunnuntai

Original title: Black Sunday
  • 19771977
  • K-16K-16
  • 2h 23m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
8.2K
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POPULARITY
7,131
1,898
Musta sunnuntai (1977)
Black Sunday is the powerful story of a Black September terrorist group attempting to blow up a Goodyear blimp hovering over the Super Bowl stadium with 80,000 people and the president of the United States in attendance.
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Black Sunday is the powerful story of a Black September terrorist group attempting to blow up a Goodyear blimp hovering over the Super Bowl stadium with 80,000 people and the president of th... Read allBlack Sunday is the powerful story of a Black September terrorist group attempting to blow up a Goodyear blimp hovering over the Super Bowl stadium with 80,000 people and the president of the United States in attendance.Black Sunday is the powerful story of a Black September terrorist group attempting to blow up a Goodyear blimp hovering over the Super Bowl stadium with 80,000 people and the president of the United States in attendance.

IMDb RATING
6.8/10
8.2K
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POPULARITY
7,131
1,898
  • Director
    • John Frankenheimer
  • Writers
    • Thomas Harris(based on the novel by)
    • Ernest Lehman(screenplay by)
    • Kenneth Ross(screenplay by)
  • Stars
    • Robert Shaw
    • Bruce Dern
    • Marthe Keller
Top credits
  • Director
    • John Frankenheimer
  • Writers
    • Thomas Harris(based on the novel by)
    • Ernest Lehman(screenplay by)
    • Kenneth Ross(screenplay by)
  • Stars
    • Robert Shaw
    • Bruce Dern
    • Marthe Keller
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 103User reviews
    • 66Critic reviews
    • 57Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 nominations

    Videos1

    Official Trailer
    Trailer 3:55
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    Photos78

    Robert Shaw and Fritz Weaver in Musta sunnuntai (1977)
    Robert Shaw and Fritz Weaver in Musta sunnuntai (1977)
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    Marthe Keller in Musta sunnuntai (1977)
    Musta sunnuntai (1977)
    Bruce Dern and Tom McFadden in Musta sunnuntai (1977)
    Steven Keats in Musta sunnuntai (1977)
    Bruce Dern and Marthe Keller in Musta sunnuntai (1977)
    Musta sunnuntai (1977)
    Robert Shaw and Fritz Weaver in Musta sunnuntai (1977)

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    Robert Shaw
    Robert Shaw
    • Kabakov
    Bruce Dern
    Bruce Dern
    • Lander
    Marthe Keller
    Marthe Keller
    • Dahlia
    Fritz Weaver
    Fritz Weaver
    • Sam Corley
    Steven Keats
    Steven Keats
    • Robert Moshevsky
    Bekim Fehmiu
    Bekim Fehmiu
    • Mohammed Fasil
    Michael V. Gazzo
    Michael V. Gazzo
    • Muzi
    William Daniels
    William Daniels
    • Pugh
    Walter Gotell
    Walter Gotell
    • Col. Riat
    Victor Campos
    Victor Campos
    • Nageeb
    Joseph Robbie
    • Joseph Robbie
    Robert J. Wussler
    • Robert Wussler
    • (as Robert Wussler)
    Pat Summerall
    Pat Summerall
    • Pat Summerall
    Tom Brookshier
    Tom Brookshier
    • Tom Brookshier
    Walter Brooke
    Walter Brooke
    • Fowler
    James Jeter
    James Jeter
    • Watchman
    Clyde Kusatsu
    Clyde Kusatsu
    • Freighter Captain
    Tom McFadden
    • Farley
    • Director
      • John Frankenheimer
    • Writers
      • Thomas Harris(based on the novel by)
      • Ernest Lehman(screenplay by)
      • Kenneth Ross(screenplay by)
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      This was one of Paramount's highest ever pre-release scoring films from test screenings. Paramount was positioning it to be the blockbuster picture of 1977, many industry insiders predicted the film would be as big a box-office hit as Tappajahai (1975). However, the film did not perform as well as expected and instead Tähtien sota (1977) became the biggest blockbuster movie of 1977.
    • Goofs
      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.
    • Quotes

      Joseph Robbie: Cancel the Super Bowl? That's like canceling Christmas!

    • Connections
      Edited into The Kid Stays in the Picture (2002)
    • Soundtracks
      The Star Spangled Banner
      (1814)
      Music by John Stafford Smith (uncredited)
      Lyrics by Francis Scott Key (uncredited)
      Sung by Tom Sullivan
      Accompanied by Up With People

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    6/10
    Black September attacks in January.
    John Frankenheimer gets to direct one of the biggest stars...the Goodyear blimp. An ex-Navy pilot and prisoner of war(Bruce Dern) teams with a devout member(Marthe Keller) of the Black September terrorist group to hijack/fly the Goodyear blimp and shoot a quarter million rifle darts into the Orange Bowl. Among the 80,000 football fans in attendance watching the Dallas Cowboys and Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl X is the President of the United States. Trying to prevent the disaster is an Israeli anti-terrorist expert(Robert Shaw)who is as ruthless as the people he tracks down. This action thriller is based on the Thomas Harris novel. And accenting the action is a gripping musical score by John Williams.

    Shaw is solid and determined. Dern is like a lunatic tightroping the edge of sanity. Keller is as solemn as she is fetching. In support are Fritz Weaver, Steven Keats and Bekim Fehmiu. The violence is vivid while the special effects are average for the time period.
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    • Release date
      • September 30, 1977 (Finland)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Black Sunday
    • Filming locations
      • Orange Bowl - 1501 N.W. 3rd Street, Miami, Florida, USA
    • Production company
      • Robert Evans Company
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $15,769,322
    • Gross worldwide
      • $15,769,322
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 23 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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