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WUSA (1970)

WUSA poster
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
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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)

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