The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper

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The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper ★★ 1981 (PG)

Based on an actual hijacking that occurred on Thanksgiving Eve in 1971 in which J.R. Meade (alias D.B. Cooper) parachuted out of an airliner with $200,000 of stolen money. Although his fate and whereabouts have remained a mystery, this story speculates about what may have happened. 100m/C VHS . Robert Duvall, Treat Williams, Kathryn Harrold, Ed Flanders; D: Roger Spottiswoode; C: Harry Stradling Jr.; M: James Horner.

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