Summary
A group of military officers frustrated by government corruption and brutality attempts a coup.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 61GoodWatch 64
Audience score62%
IMDb5.9
Running time
1 h 42 min
A typical length for thrillers
typical 104102Half of all thrillers run 94–118 min.
Reach
Streams in 2 countries
Released
1978
November 1, 1978
48 years ago
Genres
ThrillerDramaLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
Canada
United Kingdom
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 14 more40 people
- Peter O'TooleColonel Zeller
- David HemmingsColonel Anthony Narriman
- Donald PleasenceBlair
- Barry MorseDr. Jean Rousseau
- August SchellenbergMinh
- Harvey AtkinAnwar
- George TouliatosBarrientos
- Alberta WatsonDonna
Chuck ShamataHillsman
Michael IronsideTorturer- PSPeter SturgessJanitor
- JGJohn GranikRaymond Kasai
- MSMarcella Saint-AmantMrs. Rousseau
Gary ReinekeAramco- EREli RillDominique
Dick CavettDick Cavett
David CalderisiBlair's Assistant
Doug LennoxStauffenberg- RGRobert GoodierPresident
- JBJohn BaylissTank Commander
- WVWarren Van EveraTerrorist
- SSSandra ScottDonna's Mother
- GMGino MarroccoDonna's Father
- BMBridget McCannMarie Narriman
Directing · 6
- Martyn Burke Director, Writer
- Laurie Seto Assistant Director
- Phil Desjardins Assistant Director
- John Board First Assistant Director
- Keith Large Assistant Director
- Sarah Grahame Script Supervisor
Writing · 2
- Cliff Osmond Writer
- Edward N. Luttwak Novel
Production · 10
- Bob Cooper Executive Producer
- Ronald I. Cohen Executive Producer
- Alain Delon Producer
- David Hemmings Co-Producer, Producer
- Christopher Dalton Producer
- Karen Hazzard Casting
Camera · 4
- Ousama Rawi Director of Photography
- Richard Wincenty First Assistant Camera
- Shin Sugino Still Photographer
- Jonathan Hackett Key Grip
Editing · 3
- John Victor-Smith Editor, Supervising Film Editor
- Michael O'Farrell Assistant Editor
- Ian McBride Assistant Editor
Sound · 7
- Ken Thorne Original Music Composer
- Barry Bergthorson Boom Operator
- Douglas Ganton Sound Recordist
- Archie Ludski Sound Editor
- Alban Streeter Sound Editor
- Terry Burke Assistant Sound Editor
Art · 2
- Karen Bromley Production Design
- Jacques M. Bradette Property Master
Costume & Make-Up · 5
- Lynne MacKay Costume Design
- Valli O'Reilly Makeup Supervisor
- Sheldon Kasman Tailor
- Sandy Bozzo Hairdresser
- Sandi Duncan Assistant Makeup Artist
Visual Effects · 1
- Roy Whybrow Special Effects Supervisor
Lighting · 1
- Micky Wilson Gaffer
Other crew · 8
- Dwayne McLean Stunt Coordinator
- John Stoneham Sr. Stunts
- Keith Wardlow Stunts
- Richard Ayers Stunts
- Marcel Bérubé Stunts
- Prudence Emery Unit Publicist
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