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The Deadly Tower (1975)

The Deadly Tower poster
Directed by
Jerry Jameson
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 40m
Rated
PG
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 29 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

The film recreates the real events of a sniper attack from a university tower. It follows law enforcement and civilians as they try to stop the shooting and protect people on the ground.

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What happens

The Deadly Tower (also known as Sniper) is a 1975 American made-for-television action drama thriller film directed by Jerry Jameson. It stars Kurt Russell and Richard Yniguez and is based on the University of Texas tower shooting. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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