Extreme Close-Up
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1973 | 80m | English
Popularity: 0.6 (history)
| Director: | Jeannot Szwarc |
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| Writer: | Michael Crichton |
| Staring: |
| While doing a story on the intrusion of surreptitious surveillance in peoples' private lives, a television reporter rents some surveillance equipment to get a feel for what it's like to spy. | |
| Release Date: | May 16, 1973 |
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| Director: | Jeannot Szwarc |
| Writer: | Michael Crichton |
| Genres: | |
| Keywords | obsession, privacy, surveillance, voyeurism |
| Production Companies | National General Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 19, 2026 Entered: May 03, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Jim McMullan | John Norman |
| Katherine Woodville | Sally Norman |
| James A. Watson, Jr | Cameraman |
| Bara Byrnes | Sylvia Marina |
| Al Checco | Surveillance Salesman |
| Jacqueline Giroux | Barbie |
| Curtis Credel | Reporter |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Michael Crichton | Writer |
| Dennis Donnelly | Assistant Director |
| Jeannot Szwarc | Director |
| Paul Lohmann | Cinematography |
| Basil Poledouris | Music |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Paul N. Lazarus III | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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