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Black Sunday

Year:
Duration:
143 min
Genres:
Action | Drama | Thriller
IMDB rate:
6.8
Director:
John Frankenheimer
Awards:
2 nominations
Details
Country: USA
Release Date: 1977-03-11
Filming Locations: Carson, California, USA
Earnings
Gross: $15,769,322 (USA) Copyright Holder copyright © 1976 Gelderse Maatschappij N.V. (on print)
Cast
Actor
Character
Robert Shaw
Kabakov
Bruce Dern
Lander
Marthe Keller
Dahlia
Fritz Weaver
Corley
Steven Keats
Moshevsky
Bekim Fehmiu
Fasil
Michael V. Gazzo
Muzi
William Daniels
Pugh
Walter Gotell
Colonel Riat
Victor Campos
Nageeb
Joseph Robbie
Joseph Robbie
Robert J. Wussler
Robert Wussler (as Robert Wussler)
Pat Summerall
Pat Summerall
Tom Brookshier
Tom Brookshier
Walter Brooke
Fowler
James Jeter
Watchman
Clyde Kusatsu
Freighter Captain
Tom McFadden
Farley
Robert Patten
Vickers
Than Wyenn
Israeli Ambassador
Jack Rader
Pearson
Nick Nickolary
Simmons (as Nick Nicolary)
Michael Joseph Reynolds
Jackson
Hunter von Leer
T.V. Cameraman
Sarah Fankboner
V.A. Receptionist
Kathy Thornton
Head Nurse
Frank Logan
Lansing
Frank Man
Desk Clerk - Miami
Kenneth I. Harms
S.W.A.T. Captain
Kim Nicholas
Girl Hostage
Kristy McNichol
(scenes deleted)
Sherman 'Big Train' Bergman
Football Fan (uncredited)
Terry Bradshaw
Himself (uncredited)
Ian Bulloch
Secret Service Agent (uncredited)
Paul Fahrenkopf
Spectator (uncredited)
John Frankenheimer
TV Director (uncredited)
George Golden
Man in Waiting Room (uncredited)
Robert Ito
Japanese Man (uncredited)
Jay W. Jensen
Football Fan (uncredited)
D'Janine King-Lasky
Spectator (uncredited)
January L'Angelle
Young Football Fan (uncredited)
Joseph Oliveira
Spectator (uncredited)
Jim Robertson
Football Stadium Fan (uncredited)
Arthur Tovey
White-haired Man in Lobby (uncredited)
Did you know?
Trivia
The American National Football League (NFL) allowed the official use of real plays and logos in the movie, something which wouldn't be allowed today.
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At least some parts of the climatic scene were filmed after the Superbowl, including shots of the nose of the blimp coming onto the field as extras ran about wildly. Only the front portion of the blimp and gondola were recreated for this "head-on" shot and the whole thing was controlled by a crane.
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Director Quentin Tarantino has said that this movie and its trailer inspired part of Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003) where Daryl Hannah tries to kill the Bride character. The relevant sequence in the film's trailer was cut in split-screen which Tarantino mimicked for the scene in Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003).
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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.
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When the blimp takes off from the base after loading the bomb, Robert Shaw's character runs to the brown unmarked car and pulls the dead agent out. You can see that the emergency red light on the roof is operating. As he's getting into the car, you can see the light is off but as he's driving towards the helicopter, it's operating again.
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As the commandos are leaving the Beirut compound, Moshevsky yells to leave one of the commandos who was killed, saying "He's dead, anyway." The Israeli army, and the Commando units in particular, have a policy similar to the US Rangers, to never leave a man behind, even if killed.
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Quotes
Captain Michael J. Lander: I wanted to give this whole son-of-a-bitchin' country something to remember me by!
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Joseph Robbie: Cancel the Super Bowl? That's like canceling Christmas! Is this interesting? Interesting? Yes No | Share this Share this: Facebook  |  Twitter  |  Permalink Hide options Major David Kabakov: Don't be so rude to everybody.
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FBI Agent Sam Corley: The President isn't persuaded that attending the Super Bowl will pose a threat to his life. I suppose it's the more important threat on his mind; he's slipping in the polls! Eighty-two thousand, five hundred twenty-eight, to be exact!
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Photos from cast
Bert Madrid
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