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The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper

1981 100 min English PG
Wubly rating 5.7 IMDb rating 5.6

“Who says you can't take it with you?”

A speculation on the fate of the famous hijacker who parachuted with his ransom and disappeared in the mountains. Has Cooper succeeded in following a meticulous plan to disappear into anonymity despite the best efforts of a dogged cop?

Cast

55 people

Roger Spottiswoode Director · Jeffrey Alan Fiskin Screenplay

Worldwide gross $3.7M · Budget $12M · United States release November 13, 1981

Box office

Budget

$12,000,000

Worldwide gross

$3,700,000

Gross vs. budget

0.3×

Production

P

Polygram Pictures

Production

U

Universal Pictures

Studio · Production

United States

Produced in

Languages

Original language

English

Spoken on screen

English

Release dates

United States · November 13, 1981

Theatrical

Germany

May 14, 1982 · Theatrical

Hungary

December 15, 1983 · Theatrical

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