Black Sunday is a 1977 American action thriller film directed by John Frankenheimer and based on Thomas Harris's novel of the same name. It was produced by Robert Evans, and stars Robert Shaw, Bruce Dern and Marthe Keller. It was nominated for the Edgar Allan Poe Award in 1978. The screenplay was written by Ernest Lehman, Kenneth Ross and Ivan Moffat. Ross had previously written the screenplay for The Day of the Jackal, a similar plot-driven political thriller. The inspiration of the story came from the Munich massacre, perpetrated by the Black September organization against Israeli athletes at the 1972 Summer Olympics, giving the title for the novel and film.
Black Sunday (1977)
Directed by John Frankenheimer
Genres - Action-Adventure, Crime, Drama, Thriller |
Sub-Genres - American Football Film, Disaster Film, Neo-Noir |
Release Date - Apr 1, 1977 |
Run Time - 143 min. |
Countries - United States of America |
MPAA Rating - R
Description by Wikipedia
Movie Info
Budget
$8,000,000
Box Office
$15,769,322
Tags
Aviation, Espionage, Film Based On Literature, Israel, Justice, Super Bowl
Attributes
Based On: Black Sunday
Narrative Location: Los Angeles, Miami, Miami metropolitan area, Washington, D.C.
Subject: aviation, Cold War, terrorism
Narrative Location: Los Angeles, Miami, Miami metropolitan area, Washington, D.C.
Subject: aviation, Cold War, terrorism
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Black Sunday
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Dimanche noir
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