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WarGames

3 Jun 1983 1h 54min PG 7.1/10 (2,303) EN
DramaScience FictionThriller

“Is it a game, or is it real?”

High school student David Lightman has a talent for hacking. But while trying to hack into a computer system to play unreleased video games, he unwittingly taps into the Department of Defense's war computer and initiates a confrontation of global proportions. Together with his friend and a wizardly computer genius, David must race against time to outwit his opponent and prevent a nuclear Armageddon.

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Director
John Badham
Writer
Lawrence Lasker, Walter F. Parkes
Music
Arthur B. Rubinstein
Cinematography
William A. Fraker
Editing
Tom Rolf
Producer
Harold Schneider, Richard Hashimoto
Countries
United States

Cast

Matthew Broderick David Lightman
Dabney Coleman McKittrick
John Wood Stephen Falken
Ally Sheedy Jennifer
Barry Corbin General Beringer
Juanin Clay Pat Healy
Kent Williams Cabot
Dennis Lipscomb Watson
Joe Dorsey Conley
Irving Metzman Richter
Michael Ensign Beringer's Aide
William Bogert Mr. Lightman
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Susan Davis Mrs. Lightman
James Tolkan Wigan
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David Clover Stockman
Drew Snyder Ayers
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John Garber Corporal in the Infirmary
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Duncan Wilmore Major Lem
Billy Ray Sharkey Radar Analyst
John Spencer Jerry

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Also available in: Austria, Australia, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Switzerland, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Finland

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