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Black Sunday

Black Sunday

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Black Sunday

"It could be tomorrow!"

1977

2h 23m

6.7(168 votes)

Action

Drama

Thriller

Overview

An Israeli anti-terrorist agent must stop a disgruntled Vietnam vet cooperating in a Black September PLO plot to commit a terrorist attack at the Super Bowl.

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Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Robert Shaw

Robert Shaw

Kabakov

Bruce Dern

Bruce Dern

Lander

Marthe Keller

Marthe Keller

Dahlia

Fritz Weaver

Fritz Weaver

FBI Agent Sam Corley

Steven Keats

Steven Keats

Moshevsky

Bekim Fehmiu

Bekim Fehmiu

Fasil

Michael V. Gazzo

Michael V. Gazzo

Muzi

William Daniels

William Daniels

Pugh

Walter Gotell

Walter Gotell

Colonel Riat

Pat Summerall

Pat Summerall

Pat Summerall

Creative team

Directed by: John Frankenheimer
Written by: Ivan Moffat
Kenneth Ross
Produced by: Robert Evans

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