Unabomber: The True Story

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Unabomber: The True Story
GenreCrime
Drama
History
Written by John McGreevey
Directed byJon Purdy
Starring Robert Hays
Dean Stockwell
Tobin Bell
Victoria Mallory
Music byDavid Wurst
Eric Wurst
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producersSteve White
Megan Callaway
ProducersFrank Fischer
Nonny de la Peña
Production locations Park City, Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah
CinematographyRobert Steadman
EditorEric Jenkins
Running time97 minutes
Production company Atlantic Releasing
Release
Original network USA Network
Picture formatColor
Audio format Stereo
Original releaseSeptember 11, 1996 (1996-09-11)

Unabomber: The True Story is a 1996 American made-for-television biographical film directed by Jon Purdy and starring Tobin Bell as Ted Kaczynski, who is also known as the Unabomber. [1] [2] [3]

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Cast

Reception

Maj Canton of Radio Times gave the film two stars out of five. [4]

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