WUSA (1970)

Directed by

Stuart Rosenberg

Genre

drama film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 55m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

5.3 of 10 from 32 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A drifter takes a job at a New Orleans radio station. He discovers the station is part of a right-wing conspiracy. Events lead to a violent riot at a political rally.

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What happens

WUSA is a 1970 American drama film directed by Stuart Rosenberg, starring Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, and Anthony Perkins, and co-starring Laurence Harvey, Cloris Leachman and Wayne Rogers. It was written by Robert Stone, based on his 1967 novel A Hall of Mirrors. The story involves a radio station in New Orleans with the eponymous call sign that is apparently involved in a right-wing conspiracy. It culminates with a riot and stampede at a patriotic pep rally when an assassin on a catwalk opens fire. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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