This exciting film begins when international terrorist organization Black September (led by Bekim Fehmiu) is scheming to wipe a crowd on the United States. As a young named Dahlia (Marthe Keller) is the one controlling the operation. She was in the Middle East with the other members of the terrorist group, discussing the operation when some Israelis attack ; the leader, Mossad agent named Kobakov (Robert Shaw) had his weapon on her but didn't shoot her. He along with FBI agent, Corley (Fritz Weaver)and Moshevski (Steven Keats) attempt to find out what it is before it's too late.Though they don't know what their operation is, Kobakov assures them that it will be devastating. Dahlia asks help for a first order massacre to Michael Lander (Bruce Dern who steals the show as nutty criminal), an ex-Vietnam P.O.W., who is psychologically scarred by that prison. As they are trying to blow up Miami stadium where takes place the Super Bowl. At the end focuses a moving chase over the skies involving some police helicopters and the Goodyear blimp that nasties hijack.
This stirring picture is packed with frantic action, political events, tense, hectic intrigue and the suspense is maintained throughout. Interesting screenplay by Ernest Lehman and Moffat , based on the Thomas Harris -Silence of the lambs- bestseller. Spectacular musical score fitting to action by the master John Williams, Spielberg's musician . Appropriate cinematography by John A Alonzo with good aerial scenes though is necessary a fine remastering. The motion picture is compellingly directed by John Frankenheimer . At the beginning he worked for TV and turned to the cinema industry with The Young Stranger (1957) . Disappointed his with first feature film experience he came back to his successful television career directing a total of 152 live television shows in the 50s. He took another opportunity to change to the big screen , collaborating with Burt Lancaster in The Young Savages (1961) and Birdman of Alcatraz(62) ending up becoming a successful director well-known by his skills with actors and expressing on movies his views on important social deeds and philosophical events and film-making some classics as ¨The Manchurian candidate, Seven days of May and The Train¨. Rating : Better and average and well worth seeing. The flick will appeal to frenetic action and suspense buffs.
This stirring picture is packed with frantic action, political events, tense, hectic intrigue and the suspense is maintained throughout. Interesting screenplay by Ernest Lehman and Moffat , based on the Thomas Harris -Silence of the lambs- bestseller. Spectacular musical score fitting to action by the master John Williams, Spielberg's musician . Appropriate cinematography by John A Alonzo with good aerial scenes though is necessary a fine remastering. The motion picture is compellingly directed by John Frankenheimer . At the beginning he worked for TV and turned to the cinema industry with The Young Stranger (1957) . Disappointed his with first feature film experience he came back to his successful television career directing a total of 152 live television shows in the 50s. He took another opportunity to change to the big screen , collaborating with Burt Lancaster in The Young Savages (1961) and Birdman of Alcatraz(62) ending up becoming a successful director well-known by his skills with actors and expressing on movies his views on important social deeds and philosophical events and film-making some classics as ¨The Manchurian candidate, Seven days of May and The Train¨. Rating : Better and average and well worth seeing. The flick will appeal to frenetic action and suspense buffs.