Blackout
1978 · 1h 32m · Action, Thriller · Canada, France · Rated R (US)
The night the power failed.... and the shock began!
Thriller about four sadistic criminals who, after escaping during a transfer, take over a posh Manhattan apartment complex and start looting and terrorizing its occupants during New York City's famous 1977 blackout.
Directed by
Eddy MatalonWritten by
John C.W. Saxton5.8Smart score
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apartment buildingblackoutcanuxploitationcriminalgangmurdernew york citypower outagerape
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