1983

Special Bulletin
NBC movie
Edward Zwick, director
John Rogers, unit production manager
Tony Brand, associate director
Irwin Marcus, stage manager

As this production aired, special disclaimers on the bottom of the screen spelled out that this newscast-styled, videotaped production wasn't the real thing, even as it simulated actuality in the story about radical protestors against nuclear weaponry who threaten to blow up Charleston, SC, unless the government de-activates warheads that are stored there. Zwick won Emmy Awards for writing the story with Marshall Herskovitz and for his direction. The large cast included Ed Flanders, Kathryn Walker, Rosalind Cash, Roxanne Hart and Lane Smith.