The end of the 1970s was a turning point in world affairs. Thatcher in England and Reagan in the US were pushing Western politics in new directions. Inflation was widespread and unemployment was the highest in over 40 years. Tensions were high throughout the peoples of the Earth. It was into this maelstrom that the scariest film I ever saw on the big screen was delivered. This classic of cinema, which today ranks among the top fifty films ever on IMDB, is movie perfection. A truly great film that you might have missed!
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