D.C. Sniper

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D.C. Sniper
Ulli Lommel D.C..jpg
Official DVD cover
Directed by Ulli Lommel
Written byUlli Lommel
Produced byNola Roeper
Ulli Lommel
Starring Ken Foree
Christopher Kriesa
Maria Ochoa
Cinematography Bianco Pacelli
Edited byChristian Behm
Music by Robert J. Walsh
Production
companies
Hollywood Action House
Hollywood House of Horror
Distributed byBarnholtz Entertainment Inc.
North American Motion Pictures
Release date
  • March 16, 2010 (2010-03-16)
Running time
92 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

D.C. Sniper is a 2010 American direct-to-video drama-thriller film directed by Ulli Lommel and written by Lommel and Ken Foree. [1] It stars Foree, Christopher Kriesa and Maria Ochoa. [2]

Contents

Plot

The film tells over the Beltway sniper attacks, the crimes of John Allen Muhammad and Lee Malvo. [3] [4]

Cast

Reception

The film was released as direct-to-video project on March 16, 2010. [5]

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