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Protocol (1984)

Protocol poster
Directed by
Herbert Ross
Genre
comedy film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 31m
Rated
PG
Rating
5.4 of 10 from 94 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A cocktail waitress in Washington D.C. accidentally stops an assassination attempt on a visiting Arab diplomat. She is then thrust into the spotlight as a national hero.

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What happens

Protocol is a 1984 American comedy film starring Goldie Hawn and Chris Sarandon, written by Buck Henry, and directed by Herbert Ross. Hawn plays a Washington, D.C. cocktail waitress who prevents the assassination of a visiting Arab emir and winds up a national heroine. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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