Wrong Is Right
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Genres
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
117 min
Release Date
1982-04-16
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
57
Vote Average
5.5
Sean Connery
Patrick Hale
George Grizzard
President Lockwood
Robert Conrad
General Wombat
Katharine Ross
Sally Blake
G. D. Spradlin
Philindros
John Saxon
Homer Hubbard
Henry Silva
Rafeeq
Leslie Nielsen
Mallory
Robert Webber
Harvey
Rosalind Cash
Mrs. Ford
Hardy Krüger
Helmut Unger
Dean Stockwell
Hacker
Ron Moody
King Awad
Cherie Michan
Erika
Tony March
Abu
Marianne Marks
Suzy
Jeffrey Wheat
Mike
Joseph Whipp
John Brown
Tom McFadden
Billy Bob Harper
Ivy Bethune
Housewife
Jennifer Jason Leigh
Young Girl
Art Evans
Warehouse Guard
Mickey Jones
Gunman
Paul Lambert
Secretary of Defense
Alexander Zale
Prof. Faheem
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