Directed by:
Brian De PalmaScreenplay:
Brian De PalmaCinematography:
Vilmos ZsigmondComposer:
Pino DonaggioCast:
John Travolta, Nancy Allen, John Lithgow, Dennis Franz, John McMartin, Roger Wilson, Robin Sherwood, J. Patrick McNamara, Roberto Lombardi, Maurice Copeland (more)VOD (1)
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One of Brian De Palma's most acclaimed films, this brilliant fusion of the obsessive sleuthing of Blow-up and The Conversation with themes drawn from real-life political scandals (the JFK assassination, Chappaquiddick, Watergate) starts with sound technician Jack Terry (John Travolta) accidentally recording what might be explosive evidence of a deadly conspiracy. Brilliantly shot by the then recent Oscar-winner Vilmos Zsigmond, this terrifically stylish thriller co-stars Nancy Allen as the eyewitness who becomes the unwitting target of John Lithgow's serial killer as he ruthlessly attempts to bury all the evidence. It's also a film about the filmmaking process: Terry is originally hired to work on the low-budget slasher film Coed Frenzy, and later turns his technical skills to much more serious use as he tries to reconstruct a political assassination on film in a way that will stand up in court. (Arrow Films)
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