Blow Out

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Blow Out is a 1981 neo-noir political thriller film directed by Brian De Palma, known for its suspenseful blend of conspiracy, sound design, and psychological tension.

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Blow Out canonical 8

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film ⓘ
neo-noir film ⓘ
political thriller film ⓘ
cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond ⓘ
composer Pino Donaggio ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
director Brian De Palma ⓘ
distributor Filmways ⓘ
surface form: Filmways Pictures

United Artists (home video, later releases) ⓘ
editor Paul Hirsch ⓘ
follows Blowup ⓘ
genre mystery film ⓘ
neo-noir ⓘ
political thriller ⓘ
psychological thriller ⓘ
hasCastMember Deborah Everton ⓘ
Dennis Franz ⓘ
J. Patrick McNamara ⓘ
John Aquino ⓘ
John Lithgow ⓘ
John Travolta ⓘ
Nancy Allen ⓘ
Peter Boyden ⓘ
hasFilmRating R ⓘ
hasTheme media manipulation ⓘ
obsession ⓘ
paranoia ⓘ
political conspiracy ⓘ
surveillance ⓘ
truth and perception ⓘ
inspiredBy Blowup ⓘ
The Conversation ⓘ
mainCharacter Jack Terry ⓘ
Sally ⓘ
narrativeLocation Philadelphia ⓘ
notableFor conspiracy-themed plot ⓘ
innovative sound design ⓘ
psychological tension ⓘ
use of split-screen techniques ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
partOf American neo-noir cinema ⓘ
productionCompany Filmways ⓘ
publicationDate 1981 ⓘ
releaseDate 1981-07-24 ⓘ
runtime approximately 108 minutes ⓘ
screenwriter Brian De Palma ⓘ
setInPeriod late 20th century ⓘ
storyFocus sound technician who records evidence of a political conspiracy ⓘ

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Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Brian De Palma → notableWork → Blow Out ⓘ
Brian De Palma → directed → Blow Out ⓘ
Dennis Franz → appearedIn → Blow Out ⓘ
Paul Hirsch → notableWork → Blow Out ⓘ
Vilmos Zsigmond → notableWork → Blow Out ⓘ
Nancy Allen → notableWork → Blow Out ⓘ