The Night the City Screamed

Dec 14, 1980

1h 36m

★ 5.0

Overview

A massive blackout plunges a major American city into a night of terror.

Genres

Drama

Crime

TV Movie

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures Television

David Gerber Productions

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Cast

Charles Neville

Georg Stanford Brown

The Mayor

Raymond Burr

David Greeley

David Cassidy

Frank McGuire

Robert Culp

Arnold Clements

Clifton Davis

Cliff Barrankos

George DiCenzo

Ron Farrell

Gary Frank

Capt. Donald Wiacek

Don Meredith

Brenda Farrell

Linda Purl

Judy Agretti

Shelley Smith

Morris Brustein

Vic Tayback

Jim Downs

Dick Anthony Williams

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