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Wrong Is Right

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Wrong Is Right

Apr 16, 1982

1h 57m

★ 5.6

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Overview

Political double-talk, dirty tricks, hidden microphones, spy satellites, bugging the Oval Office and a nuclear bomb for sale are all ingredients in this swift, funny and frightening look at the possibilities in today's political arenas. Sean Connery stars as TV Newsman Patrick Hale on an international chase to track two suitcase sized nuclear weapons and to uncover the twisting maze of apparent involvement of US Government agencies.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

Rastar Productions

Cast

Sean Connery

Patrick Hale

Sean Connery

George Grizzard

President Lockwood

George Grizzard

Robert Conrad

General Wombat

Robert Conrad

Katharine Ross

Sally Blake

Katharine Ross

G.D. Spradlin

Philindros

G.D. Spradlin

John Saxon

Homer Hubbard

John Saxon

Henry Silva

Rafeeq

Henry Silva

Leslie Nielsen

Mallory

Leslie Nielsen

Robert Webber

Harvey

Robert Webber

Rosalind Cash

Mrs. Ford

Rosalind Cash

Hardy Krüger

Helmut Unger

Hardy Krüger

Dean Stockwell

Hacker

Dean Stockwell

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