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Falcon Down is a american film of genre Thriller released in france in DVD on 1 may 2001 with William Shatner
Falcon Down (2001)
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Add to a movie listFalcon Down est un film américain de science-fiction réalisé par Phillip J. Roth en 2000.
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Une journaliste est contactée par un technicien disant avoir découvert une arme secrète développée par les États-Unis. Parallèlement, le capitaine Hank Thomas, qui a perdu son coéquipier dans un accident d'avion de chasse inexpliqué dû à une arme à impulsion électromagnétique désormais installée sur un prototype, le Falcon, est contacté pour le récupérer et le mettre à l'abri de ses propriétaires irresponsables sur le point de le vendre aux Chinois... complot ou salut pour son pays ?Actors
William Shatner
(Major Robert Carson)
Dale Midkiff
(Captain Hank Thomas)
Judd Nelson
(Harold Peters)
Jennifer Rubin
(Sharon Williams)
Cliff Robertson
(Buzz Thomas)
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