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A Cry for Help (1975)

A Cry for Help poster
Directed by
Daryl Duke
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 13m
Rated
NR
Rating
7.4 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A radio talk show host uses his platform to manipulate and control callers. His behavior grows increasingly abusive as he hides a dark side under a public persona.

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What happens

A Cry for Help is a 1975 American made-for-television drama film directed by Daryl Duke and written by Peter S. Fischer. The film starred Robert Culp as an abusive radio talk-show host and premiered as the ABC Movie of the Week on February 12, 1975. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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