City in Fear
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For the documentary television programme, see City in Fear (TV series).
City in Fear is a 1980 American made-for-television drama film directed by Jud Taylor, under the pseudonym Alan Smithee, and written by Peter Masterson based on a story by Albert Ruben. The film, starring David Janssen (in one of his final roles), Robert Vaughn, Mickey Rourke, Susan Sullivan and Perry King, follows a newspaper's attempts to sensationalize the killing spree of a psychopath.
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| Genre | Drama |
| Screenplay by | Peter Masterson |
| Story by | Albert Ruben |
| Directed by | Jud Taylor (as Alan Smithee) |
| Starring | David Janssen Robert Vaughn Perry King Mickey Rourke William Daniels Susan Sullivan William Prince Allan Miller |
| Theme music composer | Leonard Rosenman |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Peter Masterson |
| Producers | Ronald Lyon Steve Nicolaides (associate producer) |
| Cinematography | John Bailey |
| Editor | Fred A. Chulack |
| Running time | 124 minutes |
| Production company | Trans World International |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | March 30, 1980 (1980-03-30) |
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Filmed in mid-1979, City in Fear premiered in the US on ABC on March 30, 1980, one month after Janssen's death.[1] The film won an Edgar Allan Poe Award.