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Release Date:
July 23, 1994
Original Title:
Doomsday Gun
Alternate Titles:
Doomsday Gun - Die Waffe des Satans
Doomsday Gun - L'Arme du jugement dernier
Genres:
Action | Drama | History | Thriller
Production Companies:
HBO
Production Countries:
United States of America
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 120
Dr Gerald Bull was a genius at designing and building superguns (very large long range guns capable of shooting at ranges more than 100 miles). When an operational plan by the CIA to export sanctioned arms to apartheid-South Africa through him was exposed, the CIA denied all knowledge and he went to jail. He was later released, and moved to Belgium to start a subsidiary, of which a major project was to help Saddam Hussein build a new supergun capable of firing over 500 miles.
Art Direction:
Simon Wakefield
Alan Cassie
Fred Hole
Costume Design:
Tiny Nicholls
Director:
Robert Young
Director of Photography:
Ian Wilson
Editor:
Tariq Anwar
Original Music Composer:
Richard Harvey
Production Design:
Terry Ackland-Snow
Second Assistant Director:
Tim Lewis
Set Decoration:
Peter Young
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