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Deterrence is a american film of genre Drama directed by Rod Lurie released in USA on 10 march 2000 with Kevin Pollak
Deterrence (2000)
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Add to a movie listDeterrence is a 1999 French/American dramatic film written and directed by Rod Lurie, depicting fictional events about nuclear brinkmanship. It marks the feature directorial debut of Lurie, who was previously a film critic for the New York Daily News, Premiere Magazine, Entertainment Weekly and Movieline, among others. Kevin Pollak, Timothy Hutton, Sheryl Lee Ralph and Sean Astin star. The entire story takes place in a single location, a diner.
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Set in 2008, President Walter Emerson, formerly an appointed Vice President and elevated by the death of the previous (unseen) commander-in-chief, is crossing the country on a campaign tour when a freak snowstorm traps him in a remote Colorado diner with members of his staff plus a group of ordinary citizens.Actors
Kevin Pollak
(Walter Emerson)
Timothy Hutton
(Marshall Thompson)
Sheryl Lee Ralph
(Gayle Redford)
Clotilde Courau
(Katie)
Sean Astin
(Ralph)
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