Wrong Is Right

– Political double-talk, dirty tricks, hidden microphones, spy satellites, bugging the Oval Office and..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
5.70 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 57 Minutes
Release Year:
1982
Wrong Is Right (1982)

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 Hal on an international chase to track two suitcase sized nuclear weapons and to uncover the twisting maze of apparent involvement of US Government agencies.

Wrong Is Right (1982) - Trailer

Release Date:

14 May 1982

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Richard Brooks

Writer:

Charles McCarry (novel), Richard Brooks (written for the screen by)

Main Actors:

Sean Connery, George Grizzard, Robert Conrad, Katharine Ross

Plot:

A satire of American news reporting, Covert Agencies, and political system. The theft of two suitcase sized nuclear weapons, and their sale to a terrorist group, leads TV Newsman Patrick Hale on an international chase to track them down, and uncover the twisting maze of apparent involvement of US Government agencies.

Awards:

1 nomination.

Production:

Sony Pictures Entertainment

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
5.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
38%