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The President's Plane Is Missing (1973)
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
When the President's plane mysteriously disappears with him on board, it is left to the seemingly weak Vice President to try and advert a nuclear exchange with the Chinese.
Style:
political thriller, tense, suspense, suspenseful, period piece, noir, political drama
Audience:
adult
Plot:
cold war, president, conspiracy, u.s. president, vice president, bureaucracy, international relations, betrayal, moral ambiguity, die hard, airplane, usa president, impersonation, airplane accident, jet plane, uncertainty, u.s. vice president, secretary of state, airforce one
Time:
70s
Place:
usa, united states
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Story:
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466
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Story:
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Style:
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Story:
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Audience:
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